
December in the Arctic is hotter than ever before
The Arctic is way hotter than it should be this month. In Utqiagvik (formerly known as Barrow), the temperature...

Geothermal power fuels the fun at Chena Hot Springs
As my group wanders through the sulfur-smelling greenhouse, looking at tomatoes growing in vertical hangers and...

The hunt for aggressive otters in Alaska
Otters are notoriously cute animals... until they attack your Labradoodle and pull her under the water. Such is...

Court blocks Alaskan drilling project
During his administration, President Trump approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska. Now a federal...

Humpback whales in Alaska thrive in absence of cruise ships
The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed humpback whales in Alaska to enjoy some peace, according to a new study. Researchers...

Killer whale stranded in Alaska gets rescued
Last Thursday, boaters and locals helped rescue a stranded orca whale on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. Boaters...

Alaska's Kenai Visitor Center provides a refuge from the outside world
Leave the technology-ridden world behind for a little while to sink down into the Alaskan landscape. The visitor...

Melting permafrost increases threat of tsunamis in Alaska
Scientists have warned that Alaska and other cold, mountainous places worldwide could experience tsunamis due to...

New rules allow hunting of Alaskan bear cubs and wolf pups
The National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are easing hunting rules on some of Alaska's national...

Mountain Heroes cyclist aims for world record to fight climate change
Michael Strasser, famous cyclist and the first cyclist to join the UN Environment's Mountain Heroes campaign,...

Climate change has transformed much of Alaska over the past three decades
Climate change disproportionately impacts the Arctic, where rising global temperatures wrought by the burning of...

Companies push to start oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Following Congress's move to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to oil and gas production, a long-sought...

Trump administration wants to allow "extreme and cruel" hunting methods in Alaska
Donald Trump's administration is angling to amend hunting regulations for national preserves in Alaska, and not...

Spending bill would open the world's largest intact temperate forest to logging
The world's largest intact temperate forest sits in southeast Alaska, where towering trees have been growing for...

Sheldon Chalet combines extreme engineering with luxury on North America's highest mountain
Sheldon Chalet is a cozy retreat perched on the flanks of North America’s highest mountain in Alaska. Set on...