Alaska | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/alaska/RSS feed for AlaskaenTue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000Scientists Found This Mysterious Golden Orb on the Seafloor Nearly Three Years Ago. Now, They Finally Know What It Ishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-found-this-mysterious-golden-orb-on-the-seafloor-nearly-three-years-ago-now-they-finally-know-what-it-is-180988624/After a long, winding road of tests, researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and other institutions determined that the strange blob once attached a large sea anemone to a rockTue, 28 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-found-this-mysterious-golden-orb-on-the-seafloor-nearly-three-years-ago-now-they-finally-know-what-it-is-180988624/'Fresh Eyes on Ice' Teaches Kids to Collect Vital Ice Data in Remote Alaskan Communitieshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/fresh-eyes-on-ice-teaches-kids-to-collect-vital-ice-data-in-remote-alaskan-communities-180988556/Students measure ice thickness and monitor spring break-up to help save lives in areas where frozen rivers are used as roadwaysThu, 16 Apr 2026 14:10:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/fresh-eyes-on-ice-teaches-kids-to-collect-vital-ice-data-in-remote-alaskan-communities-180988556/