While polar bears are a big tourist draw, the Arctic has a wealth of wildlife to observe and terrains to explore ...

In the Arctic, winter can last for months without a single ray of sunlight, yet life there never completely stops. Beneath ...

Kobuk Valley National Park is one of Alaska’s wildest places, home to caribou herds, brown bears, wolves, wolverines, and more.

In celebration of World Walrus Day, National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson talks about his new documentary ...

While tourists flock to Denali and cruise ships parade through the Inside Passage, Wood-Tikchik quietly exists in southwestern Alaska as a paradise that time and travel influencers seem to have ...

When people think of Alaska’s natural wonders, they typically picture Denali’s towering peak or the glacier-carved fjords of Kenai. Meanwhile, Wood-Tikchik sits in the southwestern part of the state, ...

Aboard these Arctic cruises, a chef-hosted 'Tundra to Table' dining experience shares exquisite regional cuisine and ...

Jeff Kahlow's journey began with hats he carved, but continued layer by layer until he became the Frozen Tundra Man of today.

As the Arctic Ocean loses its sea ice due to climate change, sunlight penetrates deeper into the water and encourages the growth of tiny plant-like organisms (phytoplankton). But to thrive, they need ...

Extraterrestrial particles found at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean could unlock at least 30,000 years of sea ice history, a new study finds. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey Scientists have reconstructed ...

Arctic sea ice has declined by more than 42% since 1979, when regular satellite monitoring began. As the ice grows thinner and recedes, more water is exposed to sunlight. Ice reflects sunlight but ...