The three-masted ship called the Agate was a reliable 30-year ocean veteran when it entered Cook Inlet in mid-October 1898.

Rising temperatures could cause huge amounts of toxic materials to seep out of sealed-off mines into waterways ...

Have you ever wondered why California is known for its endless sunshine while Florida gets hit with wild hurricanes? The ...

Who’s ready for summer? We certainly are, and our calendars are ready to be filled with all the fun events we enjoy every year, and maybe some new ones. We’ve put together more than 55 events that ...

A Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly covering West Marin, including the towns of Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Marshall, Nicasio, Lagunitas, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, ...

Entire research institutes that often work with universities, such as the Alaska Ocean Observing System that provides critical weather data and other services, face an existential threat in the ...

For Anne Winters, that moment happened in 1983 in Seldovia, where she was attending a Fourth of July celebration. She had arrived in Alaska 15 years earlier when her husband was stationed at Fort ...

As tensions rise to grab Arctic resources, the U.S. is racing to construct a new icebreaker vessel that can secure a foothold ...

Scientific work that has long benefited Alaskans is in the crosshairs as President Donald Trump's administration moves to slash funding for climate and environmental studies, Alaska scientists say.

Ancient migration between wild horse populations in America and Asia show how ecosystems adapt to survive cataclysmic change ...