Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (USA)—are just 3.8 km apart but nearly a day apart in time, divided by the ...

On St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea, rising temperatures and disappearing sea ice have shattered the local economy, ...

To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, we invited 5 Washington Post photographers to capture nature, and invited 5 ...

He is also one of 338 residents who still manage to live on St. Paul, something that has become significantly more ...

Incredible wildlife, massive oil and natural gas, natural beauty and native culture are what Alaska is known for.

It's said that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, but this year, the fierce roar of Mother Nature lasted the ...

A warming Bering Sea kept ice away from this Alaskan island — leading to the closure of a crab processing plant and fraying ...

In June 2024, the Eskimo Walrus Commission coordinated with US Fish and Wildlife Service and US Geological Survey to bring ...

Scientists find that Aleutian Island passes and the northern Gulf of Alaska remain key feeding grounds for this rare whale To locate endangered North Pacific right whales, scientists listen for their ...

Six Russian military aircraft, including Tu-95s, Tu-142 and A-50, were tracked operating in the Alaskan ADIZ and were ...

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

The contribution and scale of the directly linked First and Second Kamchatka Expeditions cannot be overestimated. In the 18th century, research covered Eurasia's northern coast, the entire Siberia, ...