Long-missing ships of Franklin's Arctic expedition have been found, but mysteries remain
Generation after generation, people have devoted much of their lives trying to learn what befell the Franklin expedition.
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Huge tundra swans take 2 distinct routes to Alaska for summer
Swans that summer north of the Brooks Range are East Coast birds in winter, while swans that breed in the wetlands of western Alaska are West Coast birds.
One Arctic field guide to rule them all
You’ll not find a more succinct natural history primer for the world’s northern latitudes, a nifty paperback costing less than a large pizza, and with a sewn binding that keeps the spine from cracking.
'At the End of the World' tells a shocking tale of murder in the Arctic
In his well-written and deeply philosophical book, author Lawrence Millman seems to have missed the most elemental point. Hungry people do horrible things.
A North Slope oil discovery already called huge just got bigger, company says
A Spanish oil company announced what it’s calling the largest onshore U.S. oil discovery in three decades, near the northeastern edge of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Uncovering the mysteries of the North Slope's lake trout could help scientists understand past Arctic climate trends
Researchers still have much to learn about the lake trout inhabiting waters on Alaska's Arctic plain, at the northern edge of their range.
Scientists just measured a rapid growth in acidity in the Arctic Ocean
A new study suggests that acidification in larges parts of the Arctic Ocean may have reached a level that's dangerous for some marine organisms.
Alaska is trying to slice some land out of ANWR
The state and federal governments are in a dispute over Arctic National Wildlife Refuge boundaries. At stake: 20,000 acres of potentially oil-rich territory.
NASA research flight around the world pauses in Anchorage
The crew is drawing air samples from the tropics, polar regions and points between, measuring remote pollution and greenhouse gases.
Warming ocean waters off Alaska bring widespread ecological changes, with more expected
Fish, birds and other creatures are showing effects of warmer conditions, according to numerous studies presented last week at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium
The military thinks bolstering its presence in the Arctic is necessary, but that may not be enough to make it happen
A new operation plan for the Arctic is on hold at the Defense Department, but its contents are no secret to Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan.
US scientists declare 2016 the hottest year on record. That makes 3 in a row.
Average temperatures crept closer to an international ceiling set for fighting global warming, with extremes including unprecedented heat in India and ice melt in the Arctic.
Northwest Arctic officials move ahead on new school for climate-threatened village
In low-lying Kivalina, plans for a new school are proceeding after a tense debate and an unusual meeting in Seattle.
Permafrost thaw altering chemistry of Yukon River, signaling profound changes for entire basin
Long-term monitoring shows how minerals from thawed ground are flowing in larger quantities into the iconic river.
ConocoPhillips announces Alaska discovery with daily production potential of 100,000 barrels
ConocoPhillips said the Willow discovery in the nation's petroleum reserve in Alaska could hold more than 300 million barrels of recoverable oil.
Nearly a year later, village still reeling from deadly snowmachine crash
After a head-on collision between the Northwest Alaska villages of Ambler and Shungnak, many residents wonder when justice will be done.
Greenland's thaw melts a climate-change skeptic
As one of Greenland's largest ice shelves shrinks, a once-doubtful scientist has come around to the role of climate change in melting it.
Super-warm Arctic winter 'extremely unlikely' without climate change, scientists say
Hit by a second bout of extremely warm winter temperatures in recent days, the seasonal growth of floating sea ice has flattened out, just as it did when hit by similarly dramatic heat in November.
Newly discovered prehistoric bird lived near a balmy North Pole
The duck-size creature looked like a cross between a sea gull and a cormorant, but with a beak full of teeth.