Twelve bulging bears battled it out to take home the illustrious title of Alaska’s fattest bear earlier this week. Thousands cast their vote in the annual competition which compares the pre-hibernation weight gain of the Katmai national park residents….
Ursus gluttonous maximus: 480 Otis wins Alaska’s Fat Bear Week contest
Beefy brown bear, missing two canine teeth, prevails in vote that compares pre-hibernation weight gain in Katmai national parkBeefy brown bear 480 Otis has been named the winner of Alaska’s popular Fat Bear Week contest, an annual competition comparing…
‘It’s awful. It’s exhausting’: Alaska rations care as it hits Covid nadir
The state has the highest rate of Covid in America, leaving hospitals overwhelmed and health workers burned outHealth systems in Alaska are at a breaking point, and the Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, has activated crisis standards of care for the …
Woolly mammoth walked far enough to circle Earth twice, study finds
Research into life of Kik adds weight to theory that climate change could have contributed to species’ demise He was huge, hairy and boasted two enormous tusks: researchers say they have discovered a woolly mammoth called Kik who traipsed almost far en…
Astra targets first commercial orbital launch for August 27
Astra’s last test launch went better than expected, nearly achieving orbit — kind of a stretch goal for that specific mission. The company at the time said that it would only need to tweak software to reach an orbital destination, and now we know when it’s going to get the chance to prove it: Astra […]
Sarah Palin hints at Alaska Senate run against Republican Lisa Murkowski
Former Alaska governor: ‘If God wants me to do it I will’Trump defends ‘just say election was corrupt’ demandThe former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin has hinted at a run for US Senate. Related: Rudy Giuliani says …