Kodiak humpback whale necropsy indicates poor health before death
Brian Venua joined researchers performing a necropsy on a humpback whale that died near Kodiak. Recently, locals have observed fewer whales in the area.
Home is home: finding a way to stay amid a housing shortage in rural Alaska
Overcrowding is a perennial problem in rural Alaska, but the Covid-19 pandemic has made living with it harder. Cramped conditions offer little space to work from home, conduct virtual schooling, or quarantine, and put many multigenerational households at increased risk of infection. Tackling the problem isn’t easy, but, as Erin McKinstry reports for Alaska Public Media, federal COVID funds are offering some relief in the Bering Straits Region.
For Alaska’s rural children, distance learning exposes gaps in internet equity
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The new school year is underway in Alaska and the majority of the state's students are attending school online. While online education is a...
Novel Coronavirus 101: What you need to know
First detected in December in Wuhan, China, the novel coronavirus has infected thousands of people in China and has spread to other...