Northern Alaska, long viewed as a frozen buffer against fire, is now breaking records that reach deep into prehistory. New ...

The pic. above is from the Utqiagvik (Barrow) webcam. Utqiagvik is north of the Arctic Circle. This is the land of the “midnight sun”. The sun rose here on May 11th and won’t set until August 2nd. In ...

UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Northern Alaska is now home to the only place in the U.S. that will see nonstop sunlight in the annual period known to locals as Midnight Sun. The sun rose at Utqiaġvik at 2:58 AM ...

During these late winter days, researchers who are studying the rusty discoloration of northern Alaska streams are prepping for summer field trips. Jon O’Donnell of the National Park Service is one of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine standing beneath a sky alive with swirling greens, purples, and reds—nature's own light show, the aurora borealis. Alaska, ...

Whimbrels in northeastern Alaska take dramatically different migration routes to South America and winter in different ...

The Biden administration plans to reject the construction of an access road to the Ambler mining district in northern Alaska. The U.S. Interior Department is expected to recommend ending the project ...

The northern lights were captured on video Sunday dancing over Alaska skies. The green lights shimmered over Anchorage terrain and communities. The auroras made an appearance across the Northern ...

An analysis of peatland soil samples and satellite images has found that wildfires on Alaska's North Slope are more frequent and severe now than they were at any point over the past 3,000 years.