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Alaska lawmaker wants $100 bounty on sea otters
Sea otter bounty: An Alaska state senator says sea otters are a growing threat to shellfish, including crabs. On Wednesday, he introduced legislation that would have the state pay $100 for each sea otter lawfully killed under the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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Expect more weird weather, says NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual report draws connections between the extreme weather events of 2011 and a warming climate.
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Mysterious orange goo washes up in Alaska village
Mysterious orange goo: Tests have been conducted on the substance on the surface of the water in Kivalina. City Administrator Janet Mitchell told The Associated Press that the substance has also shown up in some residents' rain buckets.
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Ice Age child discovered in Alaskan wilderness
Ice Age child: The remains of a prehistoric child have been found in the woods of Alaska. The story behind the Ice Age child may help modern day Native Americans understand something new about their ancestry.
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Alaska senate race: Will Joe Miller win mean less federal money for Alaska?
Alaska's Joe Miller is a fiscal conservative and front-runner for the senate seat now held by Republican Lisa Murkowski. Less seniority in the US Senate will likely mean fewer federal dollars for Alaska, say political observers.
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Missed Tuesday's northern lights show? Another is on its way.
For folks along the northern rim of the US, a second chance to see the northern lights will come when another solar outburst hits Earth Wednesday or Thursday.
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Global warming? Scientists find methane source in Arctic seas.
Researchers have located large emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf. They now want to determine if the emissions are tied to global warming.
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In Pictures: Let's go sledding!
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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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A unique study abroad – in Iraq
A plucky professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks arranged an embed with the US military for three aspiring journalists, who returned home safely this week.
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Research finds higher acidity in Alaska waters
Alaska's marine waters are turning acidic from absorption of greenhouse gases faster than tropical waters.
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For Palin, Act I closes, exit stage right
She resigned as Alaska's governor Sunday with her typical populist flare, blasting the president's policies and the press. But details of her future remain a mystery.
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Palin's decision to resign: Is it smart?
Some analysts say her political career is over. Others say she will be in a better position now to run for national office.
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When Mt. Redoubt erupts, these scientists are on the job
For them, 'volcano monitoring' is no punch line; it's an important part of keeping Alaska safe.
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Alaska - a peony paradise?
In the Last Frontier. peonies mature at a time that no others in the world are blooming.
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Digging up the dirt on Arctic carbon
The concern: As the Arctic continues to warm and the permafrost begins to thaw, significant amounts of carbon will find their way into the atmosphere.
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Alaska's 'earmarks' king Stevens, now indicted
Some predict the charges may end the career of an Alaskan icon who has dominated the state's political scene since territorial days.
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Alaska's 'earmarks' king Stevens, now indicted
Some predict the charges may end the career of an Alaskan icon who has dominated the state's political scene since territorial days.
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