'Lovely freak of nature': Mutant blue frog hops into wildlife sanctuary workshopwww.livescience.com Researchers in Australia spotted a magnificent tree frog with blue skin — the result of a rare genetic mutation called axanthism, which suppresses yellow pigments that usually tint the frogs green.
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UAF English Professor, Ecogothic Aficionado, Cetacean Enthusiast, Canine Therapy Human. I write about species extinction, circumpolar environments (mostly Arctic), and environmental humanities. Views my own.
What killed the last woolly mammoths?www.nationalgeographic.com Researchers had long thought that inbreeding caused a genetic meltdown in the last mammoth population, but a new ancient DNA analysis says otherwise.
More Whale Falls Found off Los Angeles than in the Rest of the World Combined | Hakai Magazinehakaimagazine.com A mysterious discovery reveals how little we know about the deep ocean.
To serve his country, Donald Trump should leave the race | Editorial Boardwww.inquirer.com Biden had a horrible night Thursday. But the debate about the debate is misplaced. The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump.
Video shows team freeing young humpback whale from potentially deadly entanglement off Massachusettswww.cbsnews.com A team of rescuers freed a young humpback whale from a potentially deadly entanglement off Massachusetts.
Kevin Costner Is Back on His Dances With Wolves BS. It’s Even Weirder This Time.slate.com Another Costner Western, another noble Union Army officer standing up for the Native side.
Whales Are Dying but Not from Offshore Windwww.scientificamerican.com Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all
Experts raise concerns over potential cyanide spread after Yukon mine failure | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Following reports of a major slide, Victoria Gold's stock price plummeted overnight. Now, experts are warning about the potential impacts of cyanide in the territory's waterways.
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Living with Smoke: A Comic for the Fire Seasonniche-canada.org Comics meet fire history, how Mica Jorgenson embraced a new way of presenting her research.
Sport Hunting Tourism and Indigenous-Settler Histories in the Yukon Territoryniche-canada.org This article investigates the historical intersections of tourism, conservation, and colonialism in the Yukon