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Quadrantids meteor shower may put on a show Saturday morning

Quadrantids meteor shower may put on a show Saturday morning

There’s a chance to catch one of the best annual meteor showers very early on Saturday as long as the skies are clear and you can wake up for it.
by Matt Mikus

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More ice and less snow gets a chilly reception in Anchorage, Alaska

More ice and less snow gets a chilly reception in Anchorage, Alaska

As the climate warms, recent winters in Anchorage, Alaska, have seen more ice. The trend is leading to safety concerns and new measures to cope in this city where winter is defined by snow.
by Nat Herz

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Big money is building a new kind of national park to protect Montana's prairie

Big money is building a new kind of national park to protect Montana's prairie

In Montana, a former Silicon Valley entrepreneur wants to create a massive, privately funded public park. Some ranchers oppose the American Prairie Reserve and say they can better conserve the land.
by Nate Hegyi

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Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State Park

Storm topples often-photographed sea stack at Tettegouche State Park

A beloved and often-photographed sea stack along the Lake Superior shoreline of northeastern Minnesota's Tettegouche State Park has been toppled by this weekend's winter storm.
by Emily Bright

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Face-to-face with a grizzly

Face-to-face with a grizzly

Duluth author Alex Messenger's new book recounts how his encounter with a grizzly bear during a 600-mile canoe trip changed his life.
by Euan Kerr

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It's Fat Bear Week in Alaska's Katmai National Park - time to fill out your bracket

It's Fat Bear Week in Alaska's Katmai National Park - time to fill out your bracket

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, it's turned into an ursine March Madness with bears going head to head to see who is the fattest.
by Tom Goldman

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