The bald eagle is a national symbol in the U.S., and if you want to catch a glimpse of one, you might think about taking a ...

ALASKA — A large 7.3M earthquake has occurred in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. A Tsunami Warning has been posted for parts ...

Sure, it's (mostly) cold and remote. But the Last Frontier has plenty to recommend it, including an annual check from the ...

In Alaska, a place where sunlight can vanish for weeks at a time, Sara DeVolld is finding her own way to brighten the world.

Unless you are a seabird, Alaska’s loneliest place may very well be St. Matthew Island, a hump of talus and tundra smack in the middle of the Bering Sea.

Many other place names in Alaska are directly taken, if somewhat mangled form, from original Indigenous names, e.g., Ketchikan, Sitka, Talkeetna and Yukon. And, of course, ...

A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week.

Alaska is one of the world's best places to catch the northern lights, with scenic destinations, exhilarating tours, cruises and even hotels offering unique experiences for seeing the natural… ...

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name ...

On the Alaska Peninsula, a vast area nearly the size of Maine between Bristol Bay and Cook Inlet, brown bears outnumber human residents several fold. About 8,000 to 10,000 brown bears live here, a ...