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  • Two women row a boat with a cabin that sports buckets, water jugs and other items strapped to it. The boat rises on a wave while headed toward a golden sunset.

    Marine scientist rows across the Atlantic

    March 14, 2024

    None of the four members of the Salty Science team had any rowing experience. But they had enthusiasm.

  • A large snow-covered mountain rises above lower peaks and glaciers in the foreground in an aerial view.

    Why is Denali so tall?

    March 07, 2024

    Denali, North America's highest peak at 20,310 feet above sea level, always seemed abnormally high to Peter Haeussler.

  • A black dog stands by a trail in the snow that passes through a puddle filled with chunks of ice. In the background is a high bank on which spruce trees grow.

    Wet overflow a winter hazard in Alaska

    March 01, 2024

    While following a snowmachine trail recently, my dog and I came to a low spot that looked like a swimming pool filled with ice water. The air temperature was about 5 degrees F.

  • A man pokes a ski pole into a shallow pool of water surrounded by dead grass where heat from the water has melted back the surrounding snow. Spruce forest and a birch-covered hill are in the background.

    Alaska hot springs, far and wide

    February 23, 2024

    After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We knew we were closing in on warm pools of water.

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