Although the US gained control of the Aleutian Islands when it purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, the Russian Orthodox legacy has survived. Unalaska's Church of the Holy Ascension is one of a ...

The retreat of Arctic glaciers has revealed new land formations, significantly altering the region’s geography.

April 3 (UPI) --A group of volcanic islands located near Antarctica and whose only inhabitants ... April 10 (UPI) -- Ksenia Karelina, a dual citizen of Russia and the United States, was freed ...