Five Things President Obama Could Do to Help the Arctic—Ground Zero for Climate Change
A should-do list for the president's three-day trip to Alaska.
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Watch Smoke From Wildfires in Alaska and Canada Circle the World
Unusually large wildfires can cause problems for everybody.
‘The Last Pork Chop’: A Wild Northern Reading Guide
The best books about the Northern wilderness and our place in it.
‘Will Tow Icebergs to Market’
Schemes to bring Alaska’s water—frozen and otherwise—south to thirsty California and beyond are more than a century old.
Tag and Release: Making Sport Fishing Competitions More Sustainable
Our columnist rides along on a halibut-tagging cruise in Alaska.
When Sex Workers Join Academe
Current and former sex workers are taking a stand against their portrayal as victims and conducting studies of their own.
In Alaska, Perceptions and Realities of Ecological Threats Diverge
A new study shows that time is just one factor shaping perceptions of spruce bark beetle infestations on the Kenai Peninsula.
‘You Wouldn’t Drill for Oil in the Sistine Chapel’
Resistance to a proposed oil tanker route off British Columbia’s lush northern coast is about more than NIMBYism.
The Leader of the Pack
Stories about athletes with flawed character are endless, but what about those who exceed our expectations?