Steve Melchior, after abandoning his wife and children in Washington in the mid-1890s and settling into a life on the Kenai ...

Agencies monitoring wildfires in Alaska have downgraded the state to Preparedness Level 3 (PL3) as of Wednesday morning.July ...

Sunflower sea stars scare off red sea urchins, offering a simple, natural way to protect and restore kelp forests.

China’s ban on U.S. log imports has had sweeping effects on companies that harvest logs in Alaska and ship them overseas.

Nearly 70 years ago, Alaska witnessed the largest tsunami on record: a ‘megatsunami’ that hit the remote Lituya Bay.

Wildfire smoke isn't just irritating – it's downright unhealthy. Short- and long-term exposure can cause a wide range of ...

Calving glaciers, towering, horsetail waterfalls, and breathtaking natural wonders await at this remote fjord in Alaska—no ...

At first, the lands were used mainly for their resources, to build railroads and for settlement. Starting in the 1860s and then particularly in the following several decades, the U.S. government began ...

Southeast Alaska is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it’s more ...

You may not think of blueberry picking when you think of Alaska, but the state is home to some delicious berries that you can ...

In underwater experiments off Alaska, red sea urchins kept their distance from kelp placed near caged sunflower sea stars, ...

Preserved pollen and spores that plants leave behind have settled at the bottom of the lake, which allows scientists to study ...