A group of scientists who study the Pribilof Islands are on their way to Seattle for a North Pacific Marine science conference. That isn’t big news- since the “Galapagos of the north” is a hub for all kinds of interesting research. But these scientists are special, because they live on the islands… and most of them haven’t yet graduated from high school.
Annie Feidt is the broadcast managing editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at afeidt@alaskapublic.org.