By Jennifer Allen Saturday, April 19, 2025, was the first day of National Park Week, an annual celebration of America’s 433 national parks. Admission to all parks was free that day, and many of the ...

Glacier Database, Version 1 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been updated. This update includes new glacier ...

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

I was in Alaska when I spotted a glacier bear, which is a blue color-phase black bear. I decided to stalk it with my bow.

In Alaska, a rural school is one located in an area that is sparsely populated and often face accessibility challenges such ...

From forest trails in local and state parks to immersive museums and cultural experiences in and around Alaska’s biggest city ...

Since its founding on August 25, 1916, the U.S. National Park Service has assembled 419 protected units, of which 62 hold the ...

Saturday, April 19, 2025, is the first day of National Park Week, an annual celebration of America’s 433 national parks.

One of the fastest-growing sectors for flightseeing in Alaska is helicopter flightseeing. Hovering over a blue pool on a ...

You can reach Petersburg by Alaska Marine Highway ferry or Alaska Airlines flights from Juneau and Seattle. May is best for ...

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its ...

Alaska Air National Guard Airmen of 176th Wing rescued four individuals in four different missions in Southcentral Alaska between April 1 and 4. The first mission opened in response to a request for ...