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Based in Anchorage, Anchorage Daily News offers news, features and commentary with a statewide focus.
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Book review: A peatlands tour delivers a fascinating ecological history and a warning for our future
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (415+ words) “Water, Carbon, Time: Exploring Peatlands in a Warming World” By Jennifer de Mooy; University of Minnesota Press, 2026; 200 pages; $19.95 paperback. As de Mooy points out, peatlands have not always been appreciated. In America, they were long considered to be wastelands that…...
Opinion: How the University of Alaska Anchorage is helping shape the state’s AI future
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (624+ words) Anchorage Daily News Opinion: How the University of Alaska Anchorage is helping shape the stateâs AI future In Alaska, innovation and ingenuity are not just ideals; they are cornerstones of what makes thriving in the Last Frontier possible. With…...
A California cloud-seeding company created rain near Homer — and an uproar
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (1065+ words) A California tech company is facing an uproar from local residents and elected officials after launching a drone near the small Alaska fishing town of Homer with a goal fit for a sci-fi novel: to create rain and snow. The…...
Meta debuts Muse, its long-planned personal AI agent
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (334+ words) Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company’s words, turning “long-term goals into action plans.” The parent company of…...
Alaska Science Forum time capsule: Stalwart perennials make a bet on the future each year
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (590+ words) Anchorage Daily News Alaska Science Forum time capsule: Stalwart perennials make a bet on the future each year The weekend trip closed with a drive home through the Alaska Range, and the steep scenery around Isabel Pass looked as glorious…...
Edouard, now a tropical depression, drenches Texas with flash flooding and downed trees
1+ week, 3+ day ago (632+ words) PORT ARTHUR, Texas — The former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression but dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places, flooded roads and knocked down trees Wednesday in parts of Texas as it slowly moved north. Schools and municipal…...
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
1+ week, 3+ day ago (924+ words) In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to…...
Opinion: Shock waves from Nepal’s geological catastrophe reached Alaska, and so should the lessons
1+ week, 4+ day ago (684+ words) Anchorage Daily News Opinion: Shock waves from Nepalâs geological catastrophe reached Alaska, and so should the lessons A massive collapse high in the mountains in glacial terrain, followed by a massive flood â this is the setting of the…...
Coastal Louisiana and Texas warned of tropical storm as a potential hurricane moves toward Hawaii
1+ week, 5+ day ago (216+ words) MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center posted a tropical storm warning on Monday for the Gulf of Mexico coast near the Texas-Louisiana state line. As of late Monday morning, the potential tropical cyclone was centered about 130 miles south of Morgan City,…...
Seeking the benefits of a parasite, often considered purely detrimental
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (597+ words) This time of year, when berries fill my thoughts, the early summer blooms that begot them are hazy in my mind. As I pick, I try to remember that my belly and bucket are full thanks to these flowers and…...