Alaska

Last month was Earth's hottest June on record. Temperatures soared up to 115 degrees Fahrenheit in parts of Europe—and July is off to its own record-shattering start.

The drought has had damaging economic and ecological impacts.

An art therapy project in an Alaska Native village helps teens talk about suicide in their community.

Recent storms have destroyed the progress made in ice formation endangering coastal habitats and fishing practices.

Research suggests it can—but the real answer is more complicated.

Pushing back against stereotypes, students in the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program outperform students of all backgrounds in math and science.

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on Tuesday announced the approval of the first offshore oil production facility in federal waters off the coast of Alaska.

The competition, which ended Tuesday, provided flashes of joy during this tumultuous news cycle.

Seeing these crimes go unpunished can make indigenous communities feel hopeless. But in dark times, I take inspiration from our grandmothers.

In one tiny city in Alaska, hunters are working to provide the local elderly population with access to traditional foods. By making that effort, they have become a model for a person-centered approach to care.

Through a cycle of eight plays, Canadian playwright Chantal Bilodeau explores the inner lives of the Arctic's inhabitants during a time of dramatic change.

The DOE's new programs will also support improvement in English proficiency.

A recent EPA survey takes into account extreme weather, but also social factors such as poverty, health, and governance.

Scientists are studying the stomachs of Alaskan seabirds to discover the extent to which plastic pollution is impacting wildlife and human populations in the Aleutian Islands.

The department is planning to re-adjust its regional boundaries and revamp its organization system in 2018, starting with a pilot management office in Alaska.

In Alaska, a point-based system will replace cash for determining who the state will release on bail.

Utqiagvik, Alaska: High above the Arctic Circle, on a slab of sea ice a mile from shore, an Inupiaq whaling crew watches for a passing bowhead whale under the light of the midnight sun.

The LEO Network is bringing together scientists and citizens to monitor climate change and spot trends.

The appropriations bill asks the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for an extra billion dollars in new revenue, which could come from oil reserves beneath the refuge.

One Juneau-based nonprofit has decided to give it a try.

Two writers with roots in Alaska talk landscape, identity, survival, and the problem with the term alpha male.

George Frese, Kevin Pease, Marvin Roberts, and Eugene Vent — better known as the Fairbanks Four—spent 18 years in prison for a murder they didn’t commit. On the anniversary of the crime, a look at how their incarceration exposed the deep racial divides within the local community.

A study of ancient inhabitants of Sanak Island, Alaska, points to a new understanding of our impact on the natural world.

As warmer summers melt the Arctic, Pacific walruses have to work a lot harder to reach their seafloor feasts.