SAN FRANCISCO — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items off grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a ...

For the first time, the state known for glaciers, dogsledding and northern lights issued a heat advisory, with Fairbanks pushing the mid-80s.

ALBANY — A large-scale geomagnetic storm was predicted to sweep across the Northern Hemisphere Monday night, but most New Yorkers had little hope of spotting the colorful waves of light known as ...

The northern lights may be visible across parts of the U.S. on June 2 and 3. The best viewing time is between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, with peak activity around midnight. Here are the states ...

Photo by Justin Cox. Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney gave a talk on May 1 at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. The talk, called “A Conversation with Liz Cheney,” was organized by UAA’s College of ...

If Alaska is on your travel bucket list, you’re not alone. While a majority of the state’s tourists visit on a cruise ship, Alaska offers a wealth of one-of-a-kind experiences that can be reached by ...

Some cruise lines operating in Alaska — including Holland America — have northern lights sign-up sheets so you don't have to stay up all night, every night, hoping to see the display. Put your name on ...

This weekend, a few northern states could get another chance to see the northern lights and their fitting green colors ahead of St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The aurora viewline forecast by the ...

Viewers in Fairbanks, Alaska captured the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, on video Sunday, showing vibrant green colors rippling across the sky.

Viewers in Fairbanks, Alaska captured the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, on video Sunday, showing vibrant green colors rippling across the sky.

Northern lights are occurring more often because we are approaching solar maximum - aka the highest rate of solar activity in the sun's 11 year solar cycle. This is predicted to peak in the winter of ...