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Russian war on Ukraine hampers Arctic change predictions
January 22, 2024
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is biasing predictions of how the Arctic will respond to climate change, according to a team of òòò½´«Ã½ scientists.
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Festival of Native Arts will mark 50th celebration in 2024
January 19, 2024
The 50th Festival of Native Arts, Troth Yeddha' Forever: Our Ways of Life, will be held at the UAF Troth Yeddha' Campus Fine Arts Complex, Feb 22-24, 2024.
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StrongPeople exercise program aimed at midlife, older participants
January 19, 2024
The StrongPeople class is a safe and highly effective program focused on building muscle strength; improving bone density, balance and mobility; and preventing falls.
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Gulls swap natural for urban habitats, machine-learning study finds
January 18, 2024
A recent study published in Ecological Informatics by a team of University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks researchers has used artificial intelligence to further illuminate a habitat swap among short-billed gulls.
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On the ancient trail of a woolly mammoth
January 18, 2024
The female woolly mammoth was 20 years old when she stumbled amid the grasslands. She fell in a cloud of dust, then gasped her last breath of cool air. It was a late-summer day, 14,000 years ago.
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Research center outlines ways to decarbonize Railbelt electric system
January 17, 2024
University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks researchers have released a study of options to greatly reduce carbon emissions from electricity generation in òòò½´«Ã½â€™s Railbelt region by 2050.
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Woolly mammoth movements tied to earliest òòò½´«Ã½ hunting camps
January 17, 2024
Researchers have linked the travels of a 14,000-year-old woolly mammoth with the oldest known human settlements in òòò½´«Ã½, providing clues about the relationship between the iconic species and some of the earliest people to travel across the Bering Land Bridge.
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International Arctic weather workshop to be held at UAF
January 12, 2024
An òòò½´«Ã½ group of nearly 140 military personnel and civilians with an interest in improving Arctic weather forecasting will gather at the University of òòò½´«Ã½ Fairbanks for a four-day conference starting Tuesday.
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RAHI application period opens for summer 2024
January 12, 2024
The Rural òòò½´«Ã½ Honors Institute is accepting applications for its summer 2024 session. The session will run from May 28 to July 12. Applications are due by Friday, March 1.
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'Snakeworm' mystery yields species new to science
January 11, 2024
Add another species to the list of organisms oozing over òòò½´«Ã½ -- a tiny gnat whose larvae sometimes crawl over each other in such numbers that together they resemble a snake.
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Arctic Innovation Competition submission deadline is March 1
January 09, 2024
The Arctic Innovation Competition is accepting ideas for 2024. Competitors of all ages in North America may submit their ideas for a chance to win cash prizes of up to $15,000. The deadline to submit is March 1, 2024, 11:59 p.m. òòò½´«Ã½ time.
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January museum programs focus on rodents
January 08, 2024
Family programs at the University of òòò½´«Ã½ Museum of the North will focus on rodents during January.
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òòò½´«Ã½'s year without a summer
January 04, 2024
Using evidence held in white spruce trees, researchers think a 1783 volcanic eruption in Iceland was a catastrophe for northwest òòò½´«Ã½ residents, who had no idea why their July turned into November that year.
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Researchers use new techniques to map vast history of tropical fishes
January 03, 2024
An òòò½´«Ã½ research team has assembled an unprecedented "tree of life" for a group of more than 150 related tropical fishes, a project that uncovered clues about how distinct species were likely able to evolve over millions of years.
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The super moons of this òòò½´«Ã½ winter
January 03, 2024
Has the moon seemed exceptionally noticeable this winter? There's a reason: The full moon currently never sets for many òòò½´«Ã½ns.
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