Carl Benson embodied the far North
The 98-year-old ice physicist passed away last month.
The physics of skating and slap shots
During the 60 minutes of a hockey game, players can burn 6,000 calories and lose up to 15 pounds.
Alaska Science Forum: Fuzzy memories of a real Alaska cold snap
Late January 1989 featured a low temperature of minus 76 degrees, just four degrees off Alaska’s (and America’s) all-time low of 80 below zero.
Alaska Science Forum: A whale of a mammoth tale
The youngest mammoth fossil ever found in mainland Alaska is from a creature that died 13,000 years ago.
Alaska Science Forum: A field guide to old coffee cans
The year is 1905. You are a prospector in Alaska relaxing in your cabin after a chilly day of working the tailings pile. Craving a cup of joe, you pull a tin of coffee off the shelf. Though you can’t imagine it, that distinctive red can, the one you will later use for your precious supply of nails, will long outlive you. And it will give an archaeologist a good idea of when you made your Alaska home.
