The thin line between Alaska and Canada
Marked by metal cones and a clear-cut swath 20 feet wide, Alaska’s border with Canada is one of the great feats of wilderness surveying.
The weird world of northern dinosaurs is coming into focus
How the 13 species of northern dinosaurs endured is a fun question for paleontologists.
Relocation of erosion-threatened Alaska village progresses to ‘sprint’ pace this summer
Newtok’s transition to Mertarvik is flying along because it has to — the Ninglick River bank is crumbling less than 10 yards from a home.
A 60-mile walk under the midnight sun, with no stops for sleep
AlaskAcross 2019 was an informal, unsupported, nonstop hiking traverse in Interior Alaska, from Lost Creek to Eureka.
Monitoring a mystery bird on Southeast Alaska ocean spits
Researchers in Yakutat, where residents just hosted a tern festival, are joining with others to unravel the mysteries of the Aleutian tern.
The sound of silence in Russell Fjord
Standing dead spruce trees on the shore of the Southeast Alaska fjord are a monument to what can happen in this big country, almost too large for comprehension.
How many glaciers are in Alaska? There’s no easy answer
One researcher estimates the total area of Alaska’s glaciers at 34,000 square miles of ice, or roughly enough to cover the state of Maine.
Ruddy ducks are among many waterfowl whose range is shifting northward
Ponds and lakes in Yukon Flats now have a longer ice-free season, perhaps creating new nesting opportunities.
'I said yes to everything’: The Alaska scientist who broke through the Northwest Passage
Merritt Helfferich, whose life of adventures also included the first hot-air balloon flight from Barrow, died in New Mexico on May 2. He was 83.
What studying the breath of clams tells us about the impacts of a warming ocean
To learn more about one of the largest environmental changes of our lifetimes, UAF doctoral student Brittany Jones studies clam breath.
Researchers pitch using powdered glass ‘microspheres’ to reduce northern sea-ice loss
A team of researchers has a plan to slow the melting of northern sea ice using a sand-like substance.
A warm spring may result in a gentle Alaska breakup
Forecasters are predicting a mellow transition from ice to water for most big rivers in the state.