R ussia and the US might feel like two places that are worlds apart, but sitting in the middle of the Bering Strait are two tiny islands that prove otherwise. With just 3.8 kilometers (2.4 miles ...

A warming Bering Sea kept ice away from this Alaskan island — leading to the closure of a crab processing plant and fraying ...

Along with 67 other Inupiat Inuit, he keeps watch over the back door to America from Little Diomede, a desolate Alaskan island that rises out of the mists in the middle of the Bering Strait.

The incorporators are pioneers in the movement for the construction of a railroad under Bering Strait to connect with the great Russian line. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

In this series of video stories, explore the past and future of the fast-changing Bering Sea region, its culture and people, and the new polar science that is emerging from an expedition on board ...

We saw spectacular breeding colonies on islands and cliffs ... The same kinds of seabirds inhabit both sides of the Bering Strait, since they can easily fly from coast to coast there.

This distance is found between two islands in the Bering Strait known as the Diomede Islands, located in the Arctic Ocean. The islands - Little Diomede, which belongs to the United States ...