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    Ice experts aid U.S. military in Arctic Ocean exercise

    March 23, 2024

    Finding a good spot for the U.S. military's biennial Operation Ice Camp falls to people at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.

  • A small gray and brown owl sits on a branch next to the shaggy-barked trunk of a spruce tree.

    Boreal owls perform by daylight

    March 21, 2024

    On these March nights, a male boreal owl has been singing from a wooden owl box near our home. The late biologist Dave Klein attached the nest box to a black spruce tree north of the University of Alaska Fairbanks ski trails many years ago.

  • 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.

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