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Sara Wilbur

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Sep 26, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Sara Wilbur, Alaska Science Forum

    Scientists believe avian keratin disorder is cause of fishhook beaks in Alaska chickadee population (opens the original)

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    Over 26 years ago, my friend Ned Rozell wrote about a startling new deformity seen in Alaska’s black-capped chickadees: “In 1991, a man living in King Salmon noticed three black-capped chickadees with beaks curved like fishhooks,” Rozell wrote. “Since then, hundreds of people from Southcentral Alaska have seen chickadees with overlong beaks that make it difficult for the birds to feed. The drastic increase in sightings has biologists worried that something is very wrong in Southcentral.â

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Sara Wilbur, Alaska Science Forum

    Mapping tsunamis and building trust in Alaska’s coastal communities (opens the original)

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    While taking a quick shower before her son’s fourth birthday party on Dec. 26, 2004, tsunami scientist Elena Troshina heard the phone ring. Deciding it was worth jumping out, she picked it up — with kids, you never know. From her office within the Alaska Earthquake Center, Troshina leaned in and recounted the caller’s words to me: “Hi, this is CNN. What can you tell us about this tsunami?” Amid the tangle of Christmas and birthday celebrations, Troshina hadn’t yet heard the news: A 9

  3. Article · Aug 9, 2026 · Sara Wilbur, Alaska Science Forum

    How do Alaska animals sleep in the summer? (opens the original)

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    More than a month after the summer solstice, Fairbanks is still the land of the midnight sun. Joggers are out getting in their late-night runs along Farmers Loop, and we still don’t need our headlights after another evening ice cream at Hot Licks. For many of us, the energy boost from summer days is real. We routinely start garden projects an hour or two after bedtime, and it feels like every summer weekend gets booked in the rush before the first snowfall. Do other Alaska animals hustle and b

  4. Article · Jul 18, 2026 · Sara Wilbur, Alaska Science Forum

    Deciphering the habits of lynx living near the Haul Road (opens the original)

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    Located 60 miles above the Arctic Circle, Coldfoot is a busy truck stop on Alaska’s Dalton Highway. Step off the gravel pad, which underlies a year-round population of 34, and you’ll head into several hundred miles of dense boreal forest and the mountain tundra of the Brooks Range. It’s midsummer and peak travel time on the Dalton, Alaska’s only road to the Arctic Ocean. Large trucks of many types haul freight, fuel, machinery and other supplies to Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay, and passenge

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