Western Union Taps Regulated Anchorage Digital to Launch Stablecoin on Solana

Payments behemoth Western Union is partnering with Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally regulated crypto bank in the US, to launch USDPT (U.S. Dollar Payment Token), a stablecoin designed to bring faster and cheaper payments to its massive...

The US Is Ungovernable. Is There An Alternative?

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. The United States is ungovernable. Half the population wants a country in which rich white men hold all the power, women stay home to raise babies and bake cookies, and...

University of Alaska unions ask Board of Regents not to sign federal higher education compact

University of Alaska Regent Joey Krum and UA President Pat Pitney listen during a meeting at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Diep/KTOO) Listen here:...

Study and report offer insights into ice conditions

Photo by Sarah Clement Students at Jack Egnaty Sr. School collect ice thickness and snow depth measurements on the Kuskokwim River near Sleetmute for the Fresh Eyes on Ice project. As Alaska’s rivers begin serving as winter roads and trails, a new...

New research highlights dramatic decline in global biomass of wild mammals

A new study by scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science, published in Nature, has taken on an extraordinary challenge: to weigh all the mammals on Earth — not individually, of course, but in terms of biomass, the total mass of living...

From typhoons to tragedies: The far-reaching impact of Alaska’s dwindling sea ice

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Changing Arctic sea ice is heavily impacting the climate and environment of Alaska’s wildlife and biomes, as well as the cultural practices of its people, according to climate specialists. The most dramatic shift in...

Scientists discover concerning phenomenon that might disrupt vital food chains: 'Could have long-term implications'

Geoscientists have discovered that retreating glaciers may be delivering fewer nutrients to the ocean, disrupting the balance of vulnerable marine ecosystems. What's happening? As reported by UC San Diego Today, a recent study on Alaskan glaciers...

Alaska News Nightly: Monday, November 3, 2025

Monday on Alaska News Nightly The Governor issues a disaster declaration to help cover missing SNAP payments. Plus, a state-owned corporation commits 50 million dollars to the Ambler Road Project. And, a look at how the federal government shutdown...

Alaska typhoon victims’ losses of traditional foods go beyond dollar values

When natural disasters strike in the Lower 48, people affected are compensated for income lost from wage-earning jobs that have been interrupted, as well as lost assets with assigned financial value. Kelsey Ciugun Wallace, president of the Alaska...

I went on an Alaska cruisetour with Princess — here’s why you should, too

"Look, directly overhead! A bald eagle!" After I heard the excitement from the row behind me, I gazed up through the glass dome ceiling of the train car and watched the majestic bird race above us as we chugged through Alaska's rugged interior. I...

Why are Alaska’s rivers turning bright orange?

An alarming shift in the Arctic’s waterways is now under way: Over 75 rivers across the Brooks Range have recently turned orange, and the Salmon River’s metal concentrations have reached levels toxic to aquatic life. To make things worse, Sullivan...

Alaska Tops List Of America’s Most Stressed States

A new nationwide study named Alaska the most stressed state in the country. Researchers analyzed crime, suicide rates, cost of living, environmental quality, and poverty levels across all 50 states. Alaska scored 84.50 on the stress index—over...

Scientists Finally Identify Bacteria Behind Mysterious Mass Die-Off of 5 Billion Sea Stars

After more than a decade of mystery, scientists say they’ve finally identified what wiped out more than 5 billion sea stars along North America’s Pacific coast — one of the largest marine die-offs ever recorded. According to The Associated Press,...

AROUND ALASKA: Free Firewood, Planetarium Progress, and STEM Event!

Mat-Su Intersection Reminder Drivers in the Mat-Su Valley are being reminded to use extra caution at the Palmer-Fishhook and Trunk Road intersection. The state transportation department says motorists should pull all the way forward and stop at...

Matson Partners with WhaleSpotter to Commercialize Groundbreaking Whale Detection Technology

Matson, Inc. ("Matson") announced a product agreement with WhaleSpotter Corp. ("WhaleSpotter") to purchase and deploy a groundbreaking whale detection system developed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), making Matson the first...

University of Alaska Fairbanks deploys Windracers ULTRA to advance remote delivery research

Windracers, the British drone engineering and manufacturing company, has announced that the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) has commenced flights in Alaska using Windracers ULTRA, a dual-use, heavy-lift drone, to pioneer the delivery of...

Beyond the Blooms: Peony Producers Persevere

Importing food is expensive and logistically complicated in Alaska, but market forces prove that it’s easier than harvesting from local land and waters. To help local produce compete with imports, farmers collaborate with universities and...

Matson Partners with WhaleSpotter to Commercialize Breakthrough Whale Detection Technology

Developed at WHOI with support from Matson and other contributors, the WhaleSpotter system combines thermal and AI-driven detection, and 24/7 real-time verified monitoring to reliably detect whales up to three nautical miles away, day or night....

West Coast mammal-eating killer whales are two distinct communities that rarely mix 

New research has confirmed that West Coast transient killer whales who live between British Columbia and California are two distinct subpopulations: inner and outer coast transients. Based on 16 years of data from more than 2,200 encounters, the...

Two Juneau educators win Governor’s arts awards

Juneau’s children are speaking Lingít in hallways between classes and aisles of grocery stores, on Thunder Mountain and even in their dreams, their language teachers say. For many students, it all starts in the Lingít language revitalization...