How Does El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Affect Salmon? This article was originally published on climate.gov When we discuss the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (“ENSO” for short) at the blog, we often take a rather human or physics-y view of the climate phenomenon. We’ve published loads of articles discussing the mechanics for how ENSO works in the atmosphere and the ocean, and how ENSO impacts humans from droughts and wildfires […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 11, 2022 0 Comments
Brain Post: Scientists Discover First Living Creature Without the Need to Breathe The most vital resource for any creature’s survival is oxygen. However, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery supporting evidence that not all living beings need oxygen to exist. The microscopic salmon parasite, known as the Henneguya Salminicola, is the only known animal that does not require aerobic respiration. Containing no mitochondrial genome, the species cannot, even if it wanted to, breathe […] Brains Emily Crofton | February 28, 2020 3 Comments
Come Fish Alaska With Us This Summer Every year 3-4 million salmon move up the Alagnak River and swim right past the Alaska Trophy Adventures lodge. The lodge sits in one of the best locations imaginable on the Alagnak River, deep inside Katmai National Park, and is only accessible by plane. We have openings starting the week of July 19th and running through September 15th at an unbeatable discounted rate. Keegan Kliman | May 8, 2015 0 Comments
Pebble Mine Alaska | The Case For and Against For years now a proposed mining project on the Alaskan Peninsula about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage has been causing quite a stir. The project known as Pebble Mine is a proposed mineral exploration that aims at extracting porphyry copper, gold, and molybdenum in what would become one of largest open pit mines in the world. The proposed mine would […] Featured Article Jesse Cassidy | July 10, 2013 5 Comments
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