SCIENCE

On December 20, 2025, Unalaska Island held its 33rd annual Christmas Bird Count, participating in the international Audubon Count that’s been held since the year 1900.

In this episode of “Island Interviews,” UCSD high school science and math teacher Kyle Holloway discusses his previous stint with the school district and how Unalaska has changed since he first arrived.

Counters covered a combined 24 miles on foot and by car, spending a combined 24 hours out in the field.

A group of scientists from Colorado is using drone technology to keep an eye on activity in Makushin Volcano.

Sea urchins are devouring the massive limestone reefs surrounding the central and western Aleutian Islands — a process exacerbated by climate-driven…

A small group of Unalaskans learned to identify bird carcasses last week in an effort to help scientists track increasing mortalities on Alaska's…

Thousands of dead seabirds washed up on Alaska's shores this summer, marking the state's fifth straight year of mass die-offs.The carcasses have ranged…

This week, Unalaska is hosting an international gathering of scientists, wildlife managers, and indigenous leaders — all focused on biodiversity in the…

Scientists found an enriched uranium particle over the Aleutian Islands and don’t know where it came from. In 20 years of aerial surveys, it’s the first…

Scientists have had a hard time monitoring Bogoslof volcano since it started erupting in December. The island is so small, there is no equipment on the…