Have you ever found a Mammoth Tusk? Do you know someone who has?

A closer look my give you clues to events that happened in the past. This Mammoth tusk had mysterious iron filings embedded in it. Scientist believe the iron came from a meteor that hit Alaska so hard, it killed every living thing in the impact zone and blocked the sun over the entire state of Alaska. Click here to read more

A white Killer Whale was spotted off the Aleutian Islands on February 23rd.

What other types of animals have you seen that can be white. Moose? Bear?

Here’s the latest from a team of European Scientists that have new evidence of volcanic activity on Mars

a team of scientists at Freie Universität Berlin announced their findings that many of the prominent aesthetics of the red planet were probably produced by a mixture of violent volcanic activity and flash flooding.

Observations of impact craters were an important clue in this study.

Why do scientist now believe that a volcano could erupt on Mars at any time? Where is the closest volcano to your village?

Link to Alaska Volcano Observatory
Southwest Alaska Volcano List

For the third time since the damming of the Colorado River, scientist have flooded the Grand Canyon. Animals are already benefiting from the new sand bars created by this flood. You can read more in this article.

Why are sandbars important to animals such as Moose, Bear, and Beavers?

Floods Can be Good!

Here is a link to information about the 1996 flood of the Grand Canyon. The Article is titled, “Can Large Releases of Water Restore Habitats in Grand Canyon?”. This month marks the third controlled flood of the Grand Canyon. Read more about the importance of floods to the Grand Canyon System.

How are floods important to the Kuskokwim River Delta?