The federal government appears on track to reinstate oil and gas leases, suspended since 2020, within the Arctic refuge.

An answer, Alaska scientists say ... Arctic Caribou Herd go beyond the spread of shrubs displacing tundra plants. Warm winter conditions in 2005 produced two days of rain in the herd’s winter ...

At Izembek Lagoon, Pacific black brant are choosing to overwinter in the Bering Sea — drawn by warming waters and the ...

enabling scientists to confirm a split in Alaska tundra swan populations. Swans that spend their summers in tundra lakes north of the Brooks Range are East Coast birds in the winter, settling in ...

Alaska Native communities have been raising ... The community relies on planes and snowmobiles to travel across the tundra in winter, or boats in summer. Most supplies and construction crews ...

Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not too long ago, Alaska scientists discovered more about where ...

Fall and spring: Though fall color pops in the forests and on the tundra, it’s a short season, with most Alaskans focused on getting ready for winter. Spring, known in Alaska as “breakup ...

ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska — This tiny island in the middle of the Bering Sea had recently completed its longest winter stretch in ... miles of windswept hills and tundra. He is also one of 338 ...

Arctic tundra plants must adapt to the cold, dark conditions of the tundra as the sun does not rise during the winter months. These plants experience brief growth periods during summer when ...

On Alaska’s North Slope, most exploration activities take place in winter, when the region’s tundra is frozen and travel is easier. Federal action by this fall could permit work in the winter ...