In a Fairbanks lab, Alaska scientists search for the new, more contagious coronavirus strain
Stephanie DeRonde, a state microbiologist, uses an Illumina sequencer to analyze strains of the virus…
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If ground squirrels can hole up for months without starving or losing muscle, why can’t we?
Arctic ground squirrels can hibernate for up to eight months. (Courtesy Lesa Hollen/UAF) A new…
The 2021 Iditarod sled dog race is still on, but will end in Willow
Nicolas Petit’s Iditarod team begins its 2017 race in Fairbanks. (Photo by Ben Matheson/KNOM) The…
Alaska civics teachers guide students through unusual election year
Perry Lewis has been teaching social studies for over 20 years in the Anchorage School…
Beloved historian and UAF professor Terrence Cole dies at 67
Terrence Cole in 2008 (Photo courtesy of UAF Arctic and Northern Studies) Fairbanks historian Terrence…
LISTEN: A family heading to Alaska needed help. Then this nice Canadian man stepped up.
Selena and Gary Bath (left) meet Lynn Marchessault in Pink Mountain, British Columbia in November…
After low salmon year, supporters rally to get Yukon River mushers dog food for winter
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Representative-elect Patkotak says he opposes joining a caucus that seeks cuts to certain rural Alaska programs
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‘Worked better than I expected’: Tok’s electric school bus passes cold-weather test
The Tok electric bus looks like any other bus from the outside (Source: YouTube) The…
New health orders add testing and quarantine mandates for some in-state travel
Alaska Health and Social Services Commissioner Adam Crum speaks at a news conference on COVID-19…
Some Alaska Republicans build large leads through Wednesday’s vote count, with counting to resume in a week
Supporters of Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan gather for an election night party at 49th…
Health care providers, municipalities call for Dunleavy to extend disaster declaration
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy briefs reporters at his Anchorage offices on March 11 on the…