Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Common murres are clustered together on a cliff ledge in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on July 30, 2019. (Photo by ...

To harvest whales, seals or walruses, Wainwright hunter John Hopson goes out to sea. He leaves the bluff area next to the village and travels farther from shore, where the waves often become rough.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Al Gross commands a ...

Grafton Francis helps fight the Montana Creek Fire. (Kevin Lankford/Division of Forestry) State wildfire crews are taking on a series of smaller fires across Interior Alaska, as more assistance ...

The common murre, a large black-and-white seabird native to northern waters, has become far less common in Alaska over the past decade due to the impacts of climate change. A study published Thursday ...

What if your first glimpse of Alaska came with more than just towering glaciers? In 2025, first-time cruisers are stepping into a reimagined frontier, one that’s bolder, deeper, and far more immersive ...

Alaska is experiencing a summer COVID wave, fueled by the new so-called “ FLiRT variants,” new Omicron variants of the COVID-19 virus. Joe McLaughlin, an epidemiologist with the state’s division of ...

Deep in the wilds of Alaska lies the Turnagain Arm – aka “one of the world’s biggest bore tides.” It’s a waterway, not too far from Anchorage, naturally constructed between two snow-coated slopes, ...

A video of surfers catching a wave that can only be spotted in Alaska in the United States has captivated viewers on TikTok. The moment was captured in a video was posted by Ben Gravy (@bengravyy) and ...

Alaska’s North Slope natural gas is a sought-after resource for our state and for the world. Here in Alaska, our gas can reliably and affordably meet the energy needs of the Railbelt and help move the ...

The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave known as the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off in recorded history, and seven or eight years later, the population has not ...

Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Dec 20, 2024 Dec 20, 2024 The loss of an estimated 4 million common murres during the marine heatwave known as the “Blob” was the biggest bird die-off in recorded history, ...