September is one of the most rewarding months to experience Alaska’s wildlife tours and boat trips, with crisp air and active animals putting on a spectacular show. As summer winds down, Alaska’s ...

A polar scientist explains the changes hunters who rely on the ice are seeing off Utqiagvik, and how those shifts are echoed in satellite data and climate models.

Just a couple of days ago, airfares for late summer and fall trips started to tumble. Not all prices went down, but there were more cities than I could count on both hands. If you’re traveling between ...

Home to about three million lakes, the tallest peak in North America and the world’s largest temperate rainforest, Alaska is ...

As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat ...