The American beaver (Castor canadensis) continues to spread in the Alaskan tundra due to climate change. Photo: Becky Matsubara via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) Beavers are moving further into the tundra as the Arctic warms with their construction activities causing...
Regular monitoring of polar bears is highly important to protect them efficiently. Unfortunately, taking samples under anesthesia killed some of the bears. Therefore, researchers were looking for a non-invasive method. (Photo: Julia Hager) As polar bears walk over...
A joint team from the Franco-Swiss Alpine regions has published an article in Nature exploring the natural areas that will be exposed by retreating glaciers between now and 2100, calling for recognition of this unique character and the services these areas provide to...
Estimating the amount of sea ice is limited by its complex composition. Image : Heiner Kubny Researchers have just developed a new method for studying the extent of pack ice, using fiber optic lines – an ingenious idea that uses accessible technology in an...
The Alaska flag flies from the bow of a boat in one of Ketchikan, Alaska’s small-boat harbors on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) With more coastline than all of the other states combined, Alaska has quite the maritime history. And...
