Nov 24 Watch How soil and squirrels offer cues on Alaska climate change By PBS News Hour On the Alaskan tundra, researchers are tracking the march of global warming. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien explores how soil composition and the sleep schedules of squirrels might offer data on the ways warmer temperatures are affecting ecosystems. Continue watching
Nov 14 Researchers crack open ice to find tiniest Arctic creatures By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The base of the entire Arctic food chain is hiding in the ice. Scientists are cracking open the cold Alaskan sea to understand the tiny sea algae. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Encouraging rural Alaska's students to become teachers By PBS News Hour In Alaska, roughly three out of four teachers are from out of state, and more likely to stay for a shorter period of time than those who were born and raised there. The NewsHour’s April Brown reports from the town… Continue watching
Nov 13 In rural Alaska, embracing native culture during and after the school bell By April Brown, Mike Fritz Sassa Williams, 18, and her siblings, triplets Theresa, Chris and Grant, 14, work on their homework after school at their home in Dillinhgam, Alaska. But there comes a time when the phone rings, and everyone, including mom Kim, who has… Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch Here's one voter's angry reaction to the constant political campaigns this season Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Authenticity matters to voters deciding Alaska's Senate race By PBS News Hour One of the most competitive and consequential Senate races this year is in Alaska, where voters give more than lip service to state identity and their suspicion of outsiders -- and President Obama. Liz Ruskin of Alaska Public Media offers… Continue watching
Oct 29 Will shame drive Alaska's voters to the polls? By Liz Ruskin, APRN The latest tactic being employed to drive Alaskans to the polls? Shame. Continue reading
Oct 26 Can Alaska's waters be a respite for sick sea stars? By Katie Campbell, KCTS9/EarthFix A deadly disease has been wiping out West Coast starfish for more than a year. One place that has held off the disease the longest is Alaska. Researchers recently traveled there to search for new clues. Continue reading
Oct 06 Alaska's Begich battles midterm partisan undertow By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press For Democrats to maintain control of the Senate, they have to hope that the Senate race in Alaska is decided by issues that most voters elsewhere have never confronted, like genetically modified salmon or fishing quotas. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Largest number of walruses seen ashore in Alaska is sign of 'tremendous change' By PBS News Hour Walruses are one of many animals who need Arctic sea ice. But when that ice melts, they must to go ashore to rest and find food. In Alaska, 35,000 walruses have been observed on one beach. Judy Woodruff speaks with… Continue watching