Water
Malaspina Glacier gets up and goes
Plants
‘Ghost forest’ got run over by a glacier
Land
Blue beads in the tundra: The first U.S. import from Europe?
Animals
Bowhead whales: A recent success story
Land
Alaska’s all-time cold record turns 50
Animals
High time for lynx in Alaska’s Interior
Land
Giant storms, big waves and chilly winds
Animals
A chickadee’s midwinter roosting place
Other
Time stands still on winter solstice

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.

Contact info

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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