New research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks found microplastics in nearly all of the spotted seals’ stomachs ...

Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of ...

The first Native Youth Olympic Games took place in 1971 and featured just a dozen teams. At the 2025 games this week at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, 53 teams from across the state were ...

Researchers say that if the draft cuts become a reality, it would create a chilling effect on science across the state.

The proposal to relax the rules that currently bar any finfish farming in Alaska might seem limited, but it has already met ...

Barrick Gold, a big Canadian company, is selling its share in the Donlin project, leaving Novagold and a billionaire investor ...

Unemployment in Alaska held steady at 4.7 percent in March, even as total employment grew by 1.7 percent compared to a year ...

The company involved in a fatal incident on the Susitna River last month lost a piece of equipment in the ice a few weeks later as work continued despite breakup conditions that locals say made travel ...

The May 7 deadline will change ID requirements for both TSA-screened flights and the small air carriers that serve the region's 56 villages. For residents who must fly to Anchorage and beyond to ...

Lisa Murkowski and other coastal senators have proposed new legislation to exempt seafood processing companies from a cap on ...

A crewmember on the fishing vessel Progress wraps up the 2025 pollock season in Unalaska. (Theo Greenly / KUCB) The ...

Research Spotlight” is a biweekly column that highlights UW centers, institutions, and labs that are assets to their respective fields. This week, columnist Sarah Pabin details the Alaska ...