An intertidal specimen of the sponge that often settles on shells and hermit crabs. Photo by KM Hocker. By Mary F. Willson My hummingbird...

Miniature bottom-dwellers, who were among the main victims of mysterious die-off near Kensington mine, are excellent indicators of water quality, scientists say.

Three recent incidents in Juneau offer useful examples of what makes news "reportable" by general media industry standards.

Prep for salmon croquettes. (By Patty Schied) By Patty Schied When I was growing up in Juneau, salmon were very plentiful. My father would go fishing nearly every weekend and bring home fish, selling what we couldn’t eat to local buyers. My mother would broil king salmon steaks for each of us. My father would then fling the huge steaks, about a pound and a half apiece, onto each of our plates. We would eat what we could, usually the bellies, and put the remainder on a platter

Camped on an island in Southeast Alaska a few mornings ago, Sasha Calvey heard a commotion outside her tent.

AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided. The intent is to familiarize readers with what AI-generated news content looks like, and should not be considered factual or "reporting" in any sense other than as a basis of comparison to the human-written articles.

Juneau craft stores pick up slack, expand stock after craft giant shuts down Shelves of colorful yarn at Changing Tides on Tuesday, July...

Which is better? Peach dessert by Patty Schied By Patty Schied What could be better this time of year than eating homemade fresh peach ice cream or gelato? I have wondered for a while which one is better, so I decided to make both and have a taste test. For these recipes you need an ice cream maker, alas, without one you won’t be able to make them. Fortunately, there are many ice cream makers for sale, some very deluxe and others inexpensive but still easy to use. If you lik

AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.

The caterpillar stage of the aspen leaf miner feeds on a leaf. (Photo by Ned Rozell) On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a ferocious battle rages. While mowing its way through the surface of a trembling leaf, an aspen leaf miner meets one of its kind. Instead of offering a nuzzle of recognition, the tiny caterpillar tears into the other with its sickle-like mouthparts, while trying to avoid a fatal gash from the other. Diane Wagner, Pat Doak and students who work

Editor’s note: AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week.

Ancient pollen grains and other plant remains found deep within Hummingbird Lake in Southeast Alaska give clues to its unglaciated past. This photo is of a similar lake in Southeast Alaska. (Photo by Ned Rozell) Southeast Alaska is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it’s more than half of all the plant species in Alaska, growing in just six percent of the state’s area. Glacial ice smothered most of the area not too l