Mount Edgecumbe rises in the foreground with Crater Ridge behind and to the north on May 19, 2022. Photo by Max Kaufman/Alaska Volcano Observatory

Research reveals magma activity beneath Mount Edgecumbe

October 20, 2022
Magma beneath long-dormant Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska has been moving upward through Earth’s crust, according to research the...
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The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program near Gakona, Alaska, includes a phased array of 180 high-frequency crossed-dipole antennas spread across 33 acres and capable of radiating 3.6 megawatts into the upper atmosphere and ionosphere. Photo courtesy of HAARP

HAARP to begin largest set of experiments at its new observatory

October 17, 2022
Bouncing a signal off the moon. Learning more about a mysterious polar light. Sending a beam to Jupiter. Those are just some of the 13...
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Jesse Atencio, a fabricator in the Geophysical Institute's Machine Shop, shows the new metal 3D printer. Photo by JR Ancheta

Need a precision science tool? New 3D metal printer can do it

October 14, 2022
Mention 3D printing and someone is likely to think about small plastic things such as customized Lego bricks or miniature dinosaurs. 3D printing...
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Scientists on the MOSAiC expedition work among Arctic melt ponds in 2020. Photo by Melinda Webster

Study: Glass microspheres won't save Arctic sea ice

October 5, 2022
A proposal to cover Arctic sea ice with layers of tiny hollow glass spheres about the thickness of one human hair would actually accelerate sea...
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Seismologist Ezgi Karasozen of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute at a seismic station. Photo courtesy of Ezgi Karasozen

Seismologist helps start science journal that eliminates fees

September 30, 2022
An international team of researchers has launched a new open-access journal to support free global access to cutting-edge seismological research...
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Kotzebue Electric Association's 576-kilowatt solar farm is the largest remote solar farm in Alaska. Photo by Amanda Byrd

New research can help electric utilities account for climate change

September 23, 2022
Researchers have devised a method to determine the impact of climate change on the supply and variability of local renewable energy. An increase...
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Filmmaker Fritz Mueller walks at the edge of St. Paul Island as waves crash ashore, driven by the remnants of Typhoon Merbok as it passes over St. Paul Island. Photo by Chris Maio

Caught in a major storm, UAF researchers make the best of it

September 20, 2022
On St. Paul Island, in the Bering Sea about 300 miles from Alaska’s coast, the still-powerful remains of Typhoon Merbok passed overhead, churning...
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Melissa Ward Jones, Lillian Jones, Kaya, and Benjamin Jones (left to right) doing family science at the Teshekpuk Lake Observatory during the summer of 2021. Photo by Ben Jones

A grateful scientist celebrates an Arctic lab’s pioneers

September 7, 2022
For Ben Jones, putting together an event to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory was personal...
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Nick Adkins explains the parts of a drone and its flight capabilities to Delta Junction students. School librarian Norm Cosgrove, who teaches the weeklong summer school drones class, listens. Photo by Rod Boyce

Students find sky-high excitement with UAF drone center

September 2, 2022
The room at Delta Junction Junior High School would look busy even without the nine students zipping around. The buzz from the kids just added to...
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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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