After checking out the Visitor Center, it’s time to hit the trail. Thankfully, this is one of the easier hikes in Alaska. You ...

high-resolution maps of Alaska. He made good on that promise this week with the release of the first set of maps, called Arctic digital elevation models or ArcticDEMs, created through the National ...

The route of the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899. By Henry Gannett and the U. S. Geological Survery. Source: Library of Congress. Map artist Gilbert Thompson drew the map showing the Hubbard ...

So how has it worked out one generation later? To some extent, it depends where you plunk down your finger on Alaska’s map. There have been examples of bureaucratic bungling by uptight or bullying ...

Immense beyond imagination, Alaska covers more territory than Texas, California, and Montana combined. Wide swaths of the 49th state—aptly nicknamed the “Last Frontier”—are untamed and ...

As we approach 2025, these top Alaska high schools are expected to continue evolving to meet the unique needs of their students and communities. Key trends likely to shape education in Alaska include: ...

See live updates of Alaska election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ...

The discovery came as scientists from different organizations were aboard the Healy, one of two polar-class Coast Guard ...

Three Alaska women have been selected as Fulbright Arctic Initiative scholars, and although they have very different career paths, they share the common goal of a healthy, secure Arctic where the ...

Deadly landslides are increasing around the world. But in parts of Alaska, maps of the hazards remain controversial. By Austyn Gaffney Photographs by Christopher Miller Austyn Gaffney traveled to ...

The question of whether to allow a road to be built through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, a vast wild area in southwest Alaska, has vexed policymakers for decades.