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Astonishing Alaska | Reading between the lines of Alaskan mountains
Jennifer Vilcarino

George Washington University

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Astonishing Alaska | Chasing lipids: The industrial thirst for Alaskan oil
Farzona Comnas

George Washington University

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Astonishing Alaska | Rocks are storytellers too
Halley Hughes

Planet Forward Sr. Correspondent | University of Arizona

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Cal State LA

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