Researchers from Western Washington University study dark zones on the Greenland ice sheet to understand sea level rise.

In the spring and fall, you get a more normal 12 hours of daylight. During those periods, I can tell my body is latching onto ...

Tom Hewitt, born and raised in Fairbanks, spent more than a decade as an Alaska journalist, serving as opinion editor of the ...

I spent a year in Antarctica. Here’s what I learned living through nine months of darkness and -112F temperatures - IN FOCUS: ...

In these days of endless sunshine and air that doesn’t hurt to breathe, life is rich in the north, from the multitude of baby birds hatching at this instant to ...

For nearly a century, scientists around the world have been searching for dark matter—an invisible substance believed to make ...

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased.

A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr has increased.

Shutterstock Extraordinary is a regular Tuesday here. Utqiagvik in Alaska is America’s North Pole. We’re talking midnight sun, months of darkness, and ancient Inupiat traditions. Where else can you ...

In my part of Alaska, not far from Anchorage, winter solstice is always a dark day, but not because of the lack of light. Instead, I lament the impending loss ...

This phenomenon, driven by Earth's axial tilt, plunges the town of Alaska into complete darkness, illustrating the unique extremes of life above the Arctic Circle. Listen to Story Utqiaġvik in Alaska ...

GUWAHATI, Dec 4: Utqiaġvik, a town in Alaska is under darkness since November 18 when the sun had last set and will see sunrise only on January 22, 2025, after more than two months; 65 days to be ...