The coldest country in the world offers a remote destination with rewarding experiences of northern lights viewing, polar ...

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is considering whether or not to open state-owned land near the Yukon River to oil ...

The Trump administration plans to lift environmental protections on roughly half of the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska’s North Slope, reopening the area to possible oil and gas drilling. The new ...

At 10:00 a.m. on June 20, 2025, the 1,964-passenger Westerdam officially crossed into the Arctic Circle. Guests onboard are currently enjoying a 28-night Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice cruise ...

On June 20, 2020, the town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, reached a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic Circle.

In November, the Alaska Commercial Co. (AC) unveiled a new 26,000-square-foot grocery and general merchandise store in Kotzebue, Alaska.

The small city sits far above the Arctic Circle. (Image: Getty) While most tourists head to places like Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal during the summer, a few other countries are often overlooked.

Due to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification, areas near the Earth's poles are warming at a much faster rate than the rest of the planet. With one-third of the state within the Arctic Circle, ...

The Westerdam set sail from Seattle earlier this month for the second annual edition of Holland America Line’s “Alaska Arctic Circle Solstice” itinerary. Cruising roundtrip from the Pacific Northwest, ...

“We’ll figure it out,” he said. “I’ll find the money, if I have to. I’ll win the lottery, and spend the money on cheaper power.” This story was originally published by Grist with the headline This ...

This Alaska Native fishing village was trying to power their town. Then came Trump’s funding cuts. Port Heiden is facing an energy crisis. A $300,000 grant from the EPA would have helped the ...