Topic: Bering Sea
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Chapter & Verse Gore Vidal remembered: a larger-than-life literary presence (+video)
Gore Vidal, who died yesterday at the age of 86, was a legendary writer and contrarian commentator.
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Study finds way more emperor penguins than previously thought
New satellite data reveals that emperor penguins are far more abundant in Antarctica than previously estimated.
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The Monitor's View: Humanitarian acts as antidotes to war
Disasters can cause even adversarial nations to enjoy heart-to-heart moments of compassion. Russia delivers emergency fuel to an Alaskan town; the US Navy rescued Iranian fishermen.
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Deadliest Catch: cause of death of crewman unknown
Deadliest Catch has lost a Time Bandit crewman. Justin Tennison was found in a hotel room in his hometown in Alaska. The cause of his death is yet unknown.
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Melting Arctic ice heralds new polar hybrids: Pizzlies and more
A pizzlie is a cross between a polar bear and a grizzly bear, and this new hybrid animal may foreshadow as many as 34 hybrids to come as Arctic ice melts, say scientists.
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Threats against Obama: Michael Stephen Bowden is just the latest
Nearly 1 in 10 US presidents have been assassinated or wounded in office. The Secret Service has made more than a dozen arrests in the past two years for threats against Obama. Retiree Michael Stephen Bowden is the latest.
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Travels in Siberia
New Yorker writer Ian Frazier makes a foray to Siberia, the "greatest horrible country in the world.”
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Final stretch for Iditarod: Leader Lance Mackey only miles from Nome
Iditarod leader Lance Mackey was the first to reach White Mountain and is only 77 miles from finish line in Nome.
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Carbon emissions increasing acidity in Alaskan seas
Carbon emissions affect more than the climate. Scientists now suspect they are also making Alaskan seas more acidic.
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New sea change forecasts present a slimy picture
Column: Overfishing, a potential mollusk invasion, and the rise of slime threaten ocean ecology.
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Alaska fishing: the merits and costs of a tamed frontier
The Bering Sea is no longer ‘wild and free.’ Who’s left out?
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Six picks: recommendations from the Monitor staff
A crab-boat saga, Marvin Gaye on PBS, a LEGO-building website, and more.
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Climate worries complicate Alaska drilling plan
Lease sales could produce 15 billion barrels of oil, but environmentalists say drilling would threaten already melting habitat.
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