Ned Rozell
anchorage press
United States
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Wolf-virus study shows the virtue of space
Wolves with adequate social distancing from humans tend to avoid nasty viruses, scientists have found. → Read More
The quest to uncover century-old mysteries of Alaska's forgotten earthquake
The second-largest earthquake on the planet in 1904 happened somewhere in Alaska. → Read More
This plan takes the fight against methane emissions straight to a major source: Cows
Livestock around the world contribute 44 percent of human-caused methane emissions. Scientists in Mexico may have found a diet that reduces those emissions substantially in cattle. → Read More
Dispatches from a melting, thawing planet
Among scientists gathered at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, many have remarkable stories of extreme melting and thawing in Earth's coldest regions. → Read More
How a Copper Valley couple caught a lynx that wandered all the way from Canada
A lynx that roamed more than 200 miles from Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory to near Chitina is still being tracked across the Alaska landscape, thanks to a curious couple living off the Edgerton Highway. → Read More
Bowhead whales might be the longest-lived mammals on the planet
How stone harpoon tips found by North Slope whalers led to the discovery → Read More
Alaska's birds have an amazing set of survival tricks for getting through the winter
Some undertake mind-boggling migrations. Others have unique adaptations that allow them to stay put. → Read More
Meet the man studying Alaska's glaciers by living on one each summer
This summer, Sam Herreid has slept 12 nights on the rocks that ride slowly downhill on the Alaska Range's Canwell Glacier. → Read More
Exotic ticks appear to be establishing themselves in Alaska
Researchers are finding ticks in Alaska that haven't historically been here. Some hitchhiked from the Lower 48—but others seem to have settled in. → Read More
Meet the geologist and explorer the Brooks Range is named after
By the time he died in 1924, Alfred Brooks had traveled thousands of miles through Alaska for the U.S. Geological Survey. → Read More
The flood-control project that keeps Fairbanks safe
For 13 consecutive days this summer, four plates of steel in a framework of concrete quietly saved Fairbanks. → Read More
Tundra, forests
Here are some of the more unusual ways ice can fit into Alaska's landscapes → Read More
A visit to a Tanana River ghost town
No one lives in Cos Jacket anymore, a village that -- like other Alaska ghost towns -- is slowly being reclaimed by the Tanana, riverside trees and silence. → Read More
This unusual
North of the Arctic Circle, in the Selawik and Kobuk rivers, long-lived sheefish can grow as large as 60 pounds. → Read More
Retracing the route of a float trip through Interior Alaska 121 years ago
LOWER TANANA RIVER — On a day like this 121 years ago, a hungry U.S. Army explorer passed here at the mouth of Fish Creek, where clear water collides with the cloudy Tanana. Henry Allen did not stop to fish. He had food and further exploration on his mind as he and his party paddled by in a skin boat. We have stopped our canoes, squirted on insect repellent and cast lures hoping for pike or… → Read More
We're past the solstice, but the warmest part of Alaska's summer is still to come. Here's why
Since we get the most sunlight on the summer solstice, shouldn't we should also get our peak warmth then? Not exactly. → Read More
Why bears mess up remote scientific instruments
A game camera at a seismograph in Minto Flats recorded animals of all kinds. Only the bears seemed interested in the equipment. → Read More
U.S. officials: No evidence of direct Islamic State link to Orlando shooting
U.S. officials said they had seen no immediate evidence linking the militant group to the massacre in Orlando. → Read More
Alaska Gov. Walker orders flags lowered for Orlando shooting victims
The White House and governor of Alaska asked that flags be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Thursday, June 16. → Read More
Police: Man drove burning, stolen truck down Glenn Highway before hitching ride with stranger
Shane Wade, 38, was arrested early Sunday after a stolen truck was abandoned just before it became engulfed in flames. → Read More