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  • Marcel Gietzmann-Sanders and Michael Courtney prepare to release a tagged Chinook salmon from a boat near Sand Point, Alaska.

    Salmon tagging data could help trawlers reduce bycatch

    June 08, 2026

    A Â鶹ԭ´´ research team has translated a trove of data from a Chinook salmon tagging program into a predictive model that could help reduce bycatch by fishing trawlers. Chinook salmon range from the ocean's surface to depths where trawl nets target groundfish species. The researchers' model uses more than 700,000 data points between Southeast Alaska and the Bering Sea to predict how Chinook will be distributed across the water column. With that information, trawlers can potentially adjust their operations to reduce inadvertent salmon catches.
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  • A muskox bull at the Â鶹ԭ´´F Large Animal Research Station.

    LARS open for summer tours

    June 08, 2026

    The Â鶹ԭ´´' Large Animal Research Station is open for the 2026 summer season. Public tours are available every day at 10 a.m., noon, and 2 p.m. Tour guests will see and learn about muskox, reindeer and wood bison.
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  • A larvacean drifts in the midwater in an image recorded by a remotely operated vehicle.

    Deep-sea expedition uncovers dozens of new species

    June 05, 2026

    An international team of experts discovered over two dozen new marine species on a recent expedition off the coast of Brazil in the tropical South Atlantic Ocean. The science team, which included Â鶹ԭ´´ researcher Russ Hopcroft, used advanced technologies to explore the ocean's midwater, the zone between the sunlit layer and the seafloor. It can take scientists decades to identify and describe new species, but the combination of technology and expertise enabled the team to confirm 31 new species within a matter of days.
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  • Week's events: 'Bear' Edson, leg pain, film archives, American roots music

    June 05, 2026

    Â鶹ԭ´´ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 8-14.
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  • A man in an orange winter coat, snowpants and a fur hat gestures toward a head-high cylinder stuck in the snow on ocean ice. Behind the man stands a group of spectators, as well as another person working on scientific gear in a sled towed by a tracked ATV.

    A new Arctic partnership

    June 04, 2026

    UTQIAÄ VIK, ALASKA -- Colorful sticky notes and creased agendas fluttered to the floor as 40 or so people grabbed phones and rushed to the long series of windows. A polar bear had been spotted checking out a series of empty sled dog cages nearby.
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  • A river delta near the ocean, with a blue, cloudy horizon and polygon-shaped patterns on the ground in the foreground.

    Arctic river deltas store 5% of world's frozen carbon

    June 04, 2026

    An international team of scientists has, for the first time, quantified the total carbon stored in permafrost at the mouth of rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean.
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  • A New York Air National Guard LC-130 Skibird cargo aircraft sits on a snow runway atop the Greenland Ice Cap under a clear blue sky. The ski-equipped aircraft, operated by the 109th Airlift Wing, is parked on the windswept ice with a small field camp, flags and support structures visible in the distance. The photograph was taken during Exercise Polar Reach in 2019, a training mission that prepares aircrews for operations in polar environments.

    Frozen Arctic lakes becoming less capable of supporting cargo aircraft

    June 04, 2026

    The ability to land a military cargo plane on a frozen Arctic lake is becoming less likely as a warming environment reduces the number of subfreezing days. That puts ice thickness below the minimum needed to support heavy aircraft.
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  • Portrait of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her judicial robes.

    U.S. Supreme Court justice to speak at Â鶹ԭ´´F

    June 02, 2026

    U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will speak at a free event Tuesday, July 14, at 7 p.m. at the Â鶹ԭ´´ in the Davis Concert Hall.
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  • A woman crumbles soil in her hand while standing in a pit in an agricultural field.

    Palmer workshop to teach educators about soil science

    June 02, 2026

    The Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center will host a day-long soil science workshop on Monday, June 8. The workshop, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., is geared toward formal and informal adult educators, homeschool parents, librarians, gardeners, backyard farmers and others who are interested in soil health.
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  • A river runs toward mountains that are silhouetted by the sun and clouds

    Five-day 4-H camp in Haines features outdoor activities, fair

    May 29, 2026

    A five-day residential 4-H camp in Southeast Alaska features outdoor activities and a day at the Southeast Alaska State Fair. The camp, which is open to youths 11-18 years old, will be held July 20-24 at the Echo Ranch facility in Haines across from Rainbow Glacier. Campers will stay in rustic cabins and have opportunities to swim, hike, zipline, kayak, forage, fish and learn outdoor skills such as building shelters and starting and cooking on campfires.
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  • Week's events: Legacy Lecture, brain and sound, tribal libraries, jazz

    May 29, 2026

    Â鶹ԭ´´ Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning is hosting more than 40 free lectures, concerts and events this summer. Here's what's happening during the week of June 1-7.
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  • Under a blue sky, blocks of jumbled ice fill a river bank to bank. Driftwood — stumps and logs — lie on the near shore, which is covered with dead grasses.

    Research team seeks answers from a changing river

    May 28, 2026

    Dan Gillikin surveyed the view from his front window and didn't like what he saw.
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  • A Â鶹ԭ´´F Large Animal Research Station staff member feeds leafy greens to a muskox through a wire fence as a group of visitors, including young children, watch from behind a rope barrier, at the 2025 LARS Birthday Bash.

    LARS to host Birthday Bash June 6

    May 27, 2026

    The Â鶹ԭ´´' Large Animal Research Station will host its annual Birthday Bash on Saturday, June 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event is open to everyone and will include animal viewing and family-friendly activities. LARS staff will be on site to educate guests about the animals and answer questions.
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  • Visitors on the Geophysical Institute summer tour will learn about the large blue satellite antenna atop the Elvey Building and the sounding rocket installation displayed on the lawn outside. The photo shows the rocket model rising in the foreground in front of the Â鶹ԭ´´ Geophysical Institute building under a partly cloudy sky.

    Geophysical Institute, Poker Flat Research Range announce summer tours

    May 26, 2026

    The Â鶹ԭ´´ Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours this summer to showcase some of its science facilities. Two different guided tours are available. One consists of a visit to four sites in the Geophysical Institute home base in the Elvey Building on Â鶹ԭ´´F's Troth Yeddha' Campus. The other is an outdoor walking tour at Poker Flat Research Range, located at Mile 30 Steese Highway.
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  • 2026 Tall Timbers interview series begins June 8

    May 26, 2026

    The Â鶹ԭ´´ will launch the 2026 Fairbanks Tall Timbers interview series on June 8. The nine-week series is presented by Â鶹ԭ´´F Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning and honors people with longtime service to the Fairbanks community.
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