Alaska
Inside the Fight to Save Alaska's 20 Native Languages from Dying Out
Alaskans are racing to collect their elders' knowledge of 20 native languages and design a pedagogy that breaches the generational divide.
Alaska Is on Fire. Bugs Are Making It Worse.
They burrow into spruce trees, killing them and essentially turning them into kindling for fires.
Alaska's Trumpian Governor Just Threatened the Health of the Entire State
Dunleavy, funded by the Koch brothers and the oil industry, just made unprecedented cuts to health, education and climate change initiatives.
Tons of Dead Seals Are Washing Up In the Arctic and Nobody Knows Why
Dozens of seal carcasses, some showing signs of hair loss, are being reported in northern Alaska.
The Climate Crisis Likely Caused Mass Die-Off of Puffins
As many as 8,800 birds died over the course of a few months in 2016 due to a severe food shortage.
Climate Change Could Expose Tons of Human Poop Left on Alaskan Glacier
Climbers have abandoned roughly 66 tons of feces on Mount Denali, and it’s just waiting to reemerge.
King Crab and XO Sauce with Homemade Pici Pasta Recipe
This simple homemade pasta doesn't require a machine, just some good old fashioned elbow grease.
The Guy Behind This $2,400 Egg-Shaped Capsule Says It Will Save Us During Deadly Earthquakes
Meant to withstand violent impacts, Mexican engineer Reynaldo Vela’s personal protection pods take prehistoric design cues and are part of a broader trend in disaster capitalism.
Scenes of Destruction as 7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Alaska
A massive earthquake on Friday has triggered a tsunami warning for parts of southern Alaska.
Climate Change Has Delayed the First Oil Production Facility in Federal Arctic Waters
An unprecedented fossil fuel venture in the Beaufort Sea is feeling the consequences of warming Arctic temperatures.
"Drunken forests" in Alaska are just another sign of melting permafrost
Human activity is bad for the climate, but what waits under the Arctic is much worse.