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Alaska's "Polar Bear Lizard" Is The Tiny T-Rex Of The Ancient Arctic
A tyrannosaur that lived 70 million years ago in Alaska wasn't nearly as big as Tyrannosaurus rex, but it wasn't as small as ...
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Alaska Authors: Artist Doug Lindstrand distills five decades of experience into a new guide on drawing Alaska wildlife
In 1978 he published his first book, “Doug Lindstrand’s Alaskan Sketchbook,” which went on to have 13 editions.
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How Do Polar Bears Keep Ice Off Their Fur? New Study Reveals the Secret—and It Could Improve Technology
The de-icing properties of polar bear sebum could fuel new innovations, scientists say, potentially unlocking alternatives to ...
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Rare attack in Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the planet’s largest land predators — polar bears — out of town is key to coexistence. That can mean ...
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Polar Bears From Arctic Oil Exploration
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice of intent today to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior and Bureau of Land Management for failing to protect imperiled ...
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Habitats of polar, brown bears overlap on Chukchi Peninsula due to changing climate
In two expeditions to Chukotka (the Chukchi Peninsula) to study the Chukotka-Alaska polar bear population, scientists used long-range drones. The first expedition was in late August, 2022 - to the ...
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Endangered Polar Bears, Whales From Alaska LNG Project
The agencies responsible for assessing the impacts on whales, polar bears, and other species neglected to take proper care in evaluating the full scope of harm Alaska LNG will cause. We’ve only got ...