The United States should consider working with Canada to open an equivalent shipping route to bolster its commercial and strategic presence in the region.

Parts of Alaska are warming up to four times faster than most of the rest of the world. That's forcing tough choices for ...

The Alaska Court of Appeals is weighing whether a groundbreaking DNA search and excluded confession warrant overturning the ...

President Trump’s executive order aims to increase energy dominance in Alaska by allowing the full potential of the state to ...

As politicians push military, industry and Arctic sovereignty, Inuit Circumpolar Council head Sara Olsvig says ‘nothing about ...

A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

Alaska is a prime location for birdwatchers. Local guides help avian observers check bristle-thighed curlews off their bucket ...

When Svalbard Airport, world’s northernmost destination for scheduled commercial flights, was built, no one expected the ...

Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory of Alaska, a place so ...

In search of postpandemic adventure, the author sailed the icy arctic waterway that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Wildlife in the area includes some species you might expect in West Virginia—white-tailed deer leave delicate tracks in soft ...