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NORAD intercepts Russian and Chinese aircraft operating together near Alaska
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) tracked and intercepted a combination of Chinese and Russian aircraft operating near Alaska on Wednesday. U.S. and Canadian aircraft intercepted the two Russian TU-95 and two Chinese H-6 military aircraft operating in international airspace, NORAD said in a statement. The foreign aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian […]
Coffman Engineers Promotes Fire Protection Group Manager
Coffman Engineers promoted Eliot Jordan to Discipline Manager of the fire protection engineering team. In that position, he leads Coffman’s fire protection group and performs work on fire suppression and fire alarm and life safety code analysis projects for a variety of facilities. With twenty-four years of professional engineering...
Innovative Technology Helps Scientists Better Estimate Ages of Long-Lived Rockfish
Scientists demonstrate that an innovative technology to scan fish otoliths (ear stones) coupled with trained computer models can determine rockfish ages as well as humans, and even more quickly. This technology, Fourier-transform near-infrared spectroscopy, examines the unique vibrations of molecules in otoliths, especially the way they absorb near-infrared light, to...
Diving polar bear at Alaska Zoo gains attention ahead of Paris Olympics
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Kova the polar bear is getting into the Olympic spirit as the Paris games are set to kick off. The popular polar bear at the Alaska Zoo was recently captured on video by zoo staff seemingly executing a dive into the enclosure’s pool, although the splash into the water ended up more of a belly flop than a dive, but who’s judging?
Rescued walrus calf 'sassy' and alert after seemingly being left by her herd in Alaska
A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska's northernmost city is receiving treatment at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away. Alaska SeaLife Center
Yukon Slide Blocks Skagway Visitors
The weather forecast predicted mild flooding. But on Tuesday afternoon, travelers in the Yukon found multiple rockslides in their way. No injuries were reported. About 130 cruise passengers on a Yukon and White Pass Route railroad tour were unable to return to their ship in Skagway. A rock slide blocked the train tracks near lake Bennett. The train took the travelers back to Carcross. Holland America, the cruise company with which they were traveling, dispatched buses to pick up the visitors.