Animals
Cow Moose Pits Bull Against Bull
Humans
Capturing the Sounds of Denali Park
Animals
Biology and Politics Meet in ANWR Debate
Land
Tsunamis Were Killers after 1964 Earthquake
Water
Glaciers No Obstacle for Copper River and Northwestern Railway
Animals
Surrounded by Wings and Feathers on the Copper River Delta
Air
Alaska Weather Patterns Skewed by Terrain
Animals
Ancient Salmon Tell Tales of Change in Alaska
History
The Days of the Mammoth Steppe in Alaska

About

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.

2156 Koyukuk Drive
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775

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