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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: 22:21 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
Brutal yet beautiful: 2020’s most stunning wildlife images include a cannibalistic crocodile and a decapitated penguin – but there’s also room for playful dolphins This year’s most brutal and beautiful wildlife images have been revealed, including a cannibalistic crocodile 2020 has been a time where people have turned to nature for escape amid lockdowns and … Read more
Getting ready for take-off! Santa is caught on camera giving reindeer a ‘team talk’ ahead of Christmas Santa Claus gathered a herd of Reindeer for a team talk in Palmer Alaska Despite it being the season of goodwill to all, one Reindeer was told he was fired Santa dropped the unlucky ruminant because the Reindeer … Read more
A second healthcare worker in Alaska has suffered an allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday. The man, a staff member at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau, started experiencing eye puffiness, light headedness and a scratchy throat 10 minutes after being injected, a statement from the hospital read. Doctors determined he was … Read more