A few nights ago, stretched in a tent on the blue-gray gravel of the Lowe River floodplain, I woke to a series of sharp jolts. It felt like the earth was a giant halibut, and I was the fishing pole.

Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in parts of Germany and an 80% decline in pollinating flies at a field site in Greenland. What’s going on with numbers of Alaska ...

Alaska’s short summers demand fast, resilient pollinators — and few species meet that challenge as well as our native ...

Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in parts of Germany and an 80% decline of pollinating flies at a field site in Greenland. University of Alaska Fairbanks’ ...

University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Services entomologist Alex Wenninger working in the field. (Alex Wenninger) This week we’re getting up close and personal with some of the smallest ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Wildlife experts have been left scratching their heads after a totally ...

The Piper Super Cub is a nimble favorite of Alaska bush pilots who land on and take off from gravel bars and mountaintops. Engineers who designed the plane in the 1940s found a simple model that still ...

Camper Ceceila Ross winces at the stink bug crawling up her arm at the Insect Safari camp at the Alaska Botanical Garden on June 21, 2023. (Maria Koop/Alaska Public Media) Lunchtime just finished, and ...

Thirty years ago, students from the Auntie Mary Nicoli Elementary School in Aniak were among those who held a statewide election to declare an insect that best represented Alaska. Their school’s ...