Did dogs follow humans to the Americas? Bone fragment dating back 10,150 years is discovered in Alaska suggesting pups may have migrated alongside man A chunk of bone from a dog’s femur was studied by the University at Buffalo It reveals the animal died around 10,150 years ago in what is now Alaska Relative of dogs that … Read more
Climate change has made its way into Alaska, causing mudslides, wildfires and record-breaking temperatures – but two new studies have added thunderstorms to the list of effects. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) warns that if greenhouse emissions are not curbed the number of thunderstorms will triple later this century. The increase of these … Read more
West Virginia has the nation’s highest percentage of obese adults, the highest drug-overdose death rate and the highest number of residents with diabetes. But the Mountain State is also leading the nation in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout with the highest per capita distribution of the shots – second only to Alaska, according to the Centers … Read more
Tiny glass beads from Venice made their way to Alaska decades before Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the New World. The beads, the color and size of blueberries, were uncovered in a house pit in Punyik Point, a seasonal Inuit camp near the Continental Divide in Alaska’s Brooks Range. Archaeologists determined the objects were created between … Read more
Alaska has vaccinated more of its population than any other state in the US, despite the challenges posed by the nation’s largest state with its frigid cold, frequent storms, and an expanse of land and few roads. Roughly 18 percent of the population is American Indian or Alaska native – a larger share of indigenous … Read more
The idea of living off grid has huge appeal amid the pandemic, not least due to its association with more space, the lower cost of living, and living more sustainably. But while many of us may have only just acknowledged its appeal during this past year, one couple has been investing in living off grid … Read more
A renowned photographer has captured the highest resolution shots of snowflakes ever using a homemade prototype described as one part microscope and one part camera. Nathan Myhrvold, an American scientist, inventor, photographer and ex-chief technology officer of Microsoft, took 18 months to build the 100 megapixel camera capable of capturing a snowflake’s microscopic detail. Using the camera, … Read more
The site of a fort inhabited by native Alaskans has been discovered more than 200 years after it was built to fend off Russian invaders. Using ground-penetrating radar and other non-invasive techniques, researchers confirmed the location of the last holdout of the Tlingit people in modern-day Sitka, on Alaska‘s Baranof Island. Known as Shiskinoow or … Read more
Ice to see you back! Torvill and Dean skate in the wild for the first time and recreate their Olympic-winning Bolero By Izzy Ferris For The Daily Mail Published: 22:03 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 22:04 GMT, 1 January 2021 Almost four decades ago they unveiled their Bolero to the world at the Winter … Read more
Thousands of health care and frontline workers across the US are refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines as the rollout of the shots in America continues to sputter. Up to half of health care workers in on California county and a Texas hospital say they will not get the shot, 60 percent of nursing home staff … Read more