It wouldn’t be unfair to call the black widow spider the deadliest spider; this spider can be a fear for many. The black widow, which is a member of the Latrodectus family of spiders, is able to adapt ...

With the Winter Olympics completed, new journeys and goals are set for the athletes that competed. But, for those that are still aspiring to reach the highest level of athletics, the opportunity to ...

Youth from across the state presented films they made highlighting the impacts of climate change and other environmental issues where they live. White water rushing through boulders in downtown Juneau ...

Alaska Goldpanners baseball team mascot Happy Boy (aka Chris Carlson of Fairbanks) poses in front of the University of Alaska Fairbanks temperature sign on the morning of March 1, ...

Disaster costs fell in the U.S. in 2025. Still, it was the fourth time in five years that extreme weather inflicted more than ...

A former U.S. Geological Survey research scientist reflects on the Trump administration’s sweeping changes in the agency.

Alaska's glacial lakes are growing faster than in previous decades. They expanded by more than 150 square kilometers between ...

Scientists mapped the evolution of 140 glacial lakes in Alaska and found a way to tell how much larger and destructive they ...

The study found that permafrost can thaw during intense wildfires in Alaska and Canada, which contributes to a warming ...

The Alaska Supreme Court is considering whether to advance a lawsuit that claims the Alaska Constitution conflicts with a state law that directs construction of a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.

Northern wildfires may be more dangerous for the climate than they appear. Researchers found that fires in boreal forests can burn deep into peat soils, releasing ancient carbon stored for hundreds or ...

Melting ice and interesting gravitational effects are causing the sea levels around Greenland to decrease, which is vastly ...