Ground slumping in yedoma permafrost after a wildfire, in the interior of Alaska. Yedoma permafrost generally contains large ...

There were different styles — the rounded lines and many chines of the baidarkas of Alaska, the more angular shape and rising ...

A new study in Science uses ancient and modern DNA to tell the Qimmeq’s story. It’s a story not just about dogs, but also ...

Each year, the Bar-tailed Godwit flies more than 10,000 kilometers nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand, crossing the Pacific ...

In our world of big names, curiously, our true heroes tend to be anonymous, goes a quote by the American historian Daniel Joseph Boorstin. Like these anonymous true heroes, wetlands play vital ...

Explore the coldest places on Earth, where nature's frostbitten extremes offer a fascinating glimpse into the planet's most ...

Where did Europe's distinct Uralic family of languages—which includes Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian—come from? New ...

Shields, the first woman to finish the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, died earlier this week in Fairbanks at age 80. She was remembered as an amiable Alaskan whose love for her dogs and adventure ...

In the past century, scientists have observed more rockfalls and avalanches in the Alps, a looming threat to nearby villages.

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

For Saanich police officer Janis Carmena, the ocean has always been a sanctuary.