The United States, often celebrated for its vastness and diversity, is a land of remarkable contrasts and hidden gems that ...

The Columbia, a mainliner in the Alaska Marine Highway System, docked in Skagway in early March. The state is again exploring ...

On this season of National Geographic's "Port Protection Alaska," follow Port Protection residents as they work unceasingly ...

A new study revealed that whales support tropical ecosystems by transporting vital nutrients across vast ocean from Alaska to ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

The world's ice is vanishing at an alarming rate — a result of climate change — and it's affecting more than the landscape.

Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska ...

Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting multibillion-dollar fisheries and tourism ...

Waters from the Atlantic may be disrupting the layers of Arctic Ocean water that support sea ice formation and retention, ...

While cruise ships boost Alaska’s economy, they also impose health ... A recent report that I co-wrote, Poison in the Water: The Call to Ban Scrubber Discharge, The Health and Environmental Costs ...