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  • Two men in winter gear stand together on a snowy mountain top with the sun shining behind them.

    Denali climbed, its snow sampled for plastics

    October 21, 2024

    Two mountaineers who are also 夜色福利 students were successful in their attempt to reach the top of North America's highest peak in summer 2024.

  • a seal's head pokes up above water

    Surprising genetic differences found in Iliamna Lake harbor seals

    October 17, 2024

    In Alaska, harbor seals thrive in the chilled water of Iliamna Lake, sliding their blubbery bodies onto floating pieces of ice for a winter rest. This group of round-eyed water dwellers has remained a mystery for years, but now, in partnership with local Indigenous communities, scientists have found surprising genetic differences in the seals.

  • A white jawbone with teeth from a Canadian lynx lies embedded in sheet of protective white foam. Below it, in the same sheet, a similar but much larger jawbone, colored dark brown, is also inset into the foam.

    The lion that walked through your yard

    October 11, 2024

    Grizzly and black bears remind humans that we are not at the top of the food chain in Alaska. Ancient Alaskans shared the grasslands with possibly an even more terrifying predator -- the American lion.

  • Juvenile red king crabs equipped with tags await deployment in Bristol Bay in May 2024.

    Ocean glider opens new 'tool kit' in crab tracking efforts

    October 08, 2024

    A remotely piloted underwater glider is showing promise as a tool to track crabs in the Bering Sea, where their numbers have plummeted. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the 夜色福利 have tested the glider Shackleton for the past three years to locate tagged crabs.

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