On a wind-bitten beach on Alaska’s Katmai coast, a gray shape moves with tidal patience, eyes skimming the slick rocks for anything careless enough to bask too long. A sudden lunge, a spray of seawater, and the shoreline erupts – proof that wolves here don’t just chase hoofed shadows in the timber. Across Alaska, ...
Alaska’s marine ecosystem is witnessing something quite remarkable. Sea otters, those playful marine mammals that once faced near extinction, are making an impressive comeback across many regions of the Last Frontier. It’s a story that began centuries ago when fur traders hunted these animals to the brink of disappearance. Now, decades of protection and ...
The frozen months in Alaska don’t just test the living – they sculpt it. As darkness stretches and temperatures plunge, familiar biological rules seem to bend, revealing survival strategies that feel almost otherworldly. Researchers are racing to decode how these creatures endure conditions that would shut down most life, because hidden in their biology are ...
Deep in the glaciated wilderness of Alaska, creatures roam that exist nowhere else on Earth. These animals didn’t just adapt to one of the world’s harshest environments – they became something entirely unique. While millions of tourists flock to see Alaska’s famous bears and whales, most visitors never realize they’re walking through habitats of evolutionary ...
Gargi Chakravorty
