Alaska Science Forum

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Water
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Bear tracks on snow a sign of the season
Humans
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Animals
Identifying polar bears by their footprints
Humans
One thousand miles of Iditarod trail by bike
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Since it was established by an Act of Congress in 1946, scientists at the Geophysical Institute have studied geophysical processes from the center of the Earth to the surface of the sun and beyond, turning data and observations into information useful for state, Arctic and national priorities.

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The GI is located on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

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