The Alaska man who says he was stalked by a bear in the wilderness and rescued by the Coast Guard after he had scrawled ‘SOS’ on the roof of his shack has been identified and is recovering at home. Richard Jessee says he was riding his ATV with a trailer attached to it to it … Read more
The U.S. has hit a milestone of progress toward herd immunity against COVID-19: At least 60 percent of of U.S. adults have had at least one dose of vaccines against the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And the campaign to inoculate Americans is finally closing the racial gap, agency … Read more
Nearly half of Alaska residents 16 and older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while more than half have received at least one dose, state public health officials said. Data from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services shows that 46.9 percent of state residents had received both doses while 52.6 percent had received at … Read more
Now that’s a whopper! Six-year-old boy catches his first fish – and it’s as big as him Drayden Nelson was ice fishing with his family on the Kotzebue Sound in Alaska The six-year-old made his first catch while fishing through a hole in the ice His father Stephen helped Drayden land the giant fish which … Read more
A 28-year-old who is dating a man 48 years her senior admits that strangers regularly mistake her for her 76-year-old boyfriend’s caregiver – but she insists that the couple are blissfully happy, despite her fears that he will die in just a few years. Kelsey Hopeful, from La Jolla, San Diego, met widower Guy BonGiovanni, … Read more
A haunting final photo has been revealed showing the seconds just before two seaplanes collided in mid-air in Alaska, killing six and seriously injuring 10 others. Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board released the photo on Tuesday as part of their in-depth review of the tragedy that occurred in May 2019 near Ketchikan. The image … Read more
A 39-mile stretch of ice is on the move in Alaska that experts say has not advanced in more than 60 years. The Muldrow Glacier, located on the north side of Mount Denali, is undergoing a rare surge that is moving it as much as 60 feet a day – 100 times faster than its … Read more
Climate change is pushing polar bears to extinction, but a warming world has also created a new animal that will carry on the species’ genes – ‘pizzly bears.’ Paleontologist Larisa DeSantis told DailyMail.com that polar bears are retreating inland to find food, since sea ice is melting, and are mating with grizzly bears that travel … Read more
No selfless act! People are more likely to donate money to charity if they think they’re benefitting THEMSELVES, study finds Researchers implemented a ‘statewide natural field experiment’ in Alaska, US They worded postcard adverts for charitable donations in two different ways The one that emphasised selfish benefits was best at getting people to donate By Jonathan Chadwick For … Read more
Alaska‘s melting glaciers may have set the stage for a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in 1958 that triggered a massive avalanche of about 90 million tons of rock down into the narrow inlet of Lituya Bay. A new study from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute found ice loss has influenced the timing and location … Read more