Bird Sets New Record for Longest Bird Migration - 7,500 Miles Without Making a Single Stop
A male bar-tailed godwit has broken the record for a non-stop migration flight, going 7,500 miles from Alaska to New Zeleand in 224 hours.
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Howling With Joy: After 45 Years, the Gray Wolf Has Successfully Been Lifted Off the US Endangered Species List
After 45 years, the gray wolf was deslisted from the federal Endangered Species List, now that the population has reached 6,000.
Totem Pole Carried Away by Famed Actor Returned to Alaska After 84 Yrs
An historical totem pole that traveled between Hollywood mansions, is finally sent home to Alaska.
These 6 Cities and This State Will Pay You to Move There
6 cities and one very special state are offering handsome incentives to attract talented workers in various ways: often involving grants.
Island Overrun With Rats Completely Recovers in Only 11 Years After Ecosystem Had Been Decimated
Rat Island in Alaska has totally recovered after a US eradication effort a decade ago, leaving scientists amazed by nature.
Anyone in These States Can Get a Covid-19 Vaccine, Thanks to Several Native Tribes
Anyone 18 or older in Alaska, Colorado, and Oklahoma can schedule appointments with tribal health clinics for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Arctic Oil Drilling Plans Suffer 'Stunning Setback' as Almost 'No One Shows Up' For the Sale
In major setback to Trump's energy policy, Alaska's oil leasing on the Arctic Wildlife Refuge attracted almost no buyers.
In 'Huge Victory for Polar Bears', Court Rejects Arctic Offshore Drilling Project
Hillcorp Alaska's offshore Liberty oil project in Foggy Island Bay, Alaska, was rejected by a 9th circuit court of appeals.
This Beloved Alaskan Fish has the Lowest Carbon Footprint of Any Major Protein in the World
Creating much less CO2 than chicken, eggs, or vegan meat, wild Alaskan pollock is the world's super fish in every respect.
The US Halts Old-Growth Timber Sales in World's Largest Remaining Temperate Rainforest
The US Department of Agriculture announced this month an end to large-scale old growth timber sales in Alaska's Tongass National Forest.
U.S. Suspends Oil and Gas Leases in One of Nation's Largest Wilderness Areas
The U.S. administration has suspended drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a move environmental groups are praising.
Check Out the Greatest Snowflake Photos Ever Taken With Vividly High Resolution
Former CTO at Microsoft, Nathan Myhrvold, has just captured the highest resolution photographs of snowflakes ever made with a camera he built.
Using Seawater for Heating, Arctic Research Center Dumps Fossil Fuels
An Arctic research center is ditching oil for a heating system that uses seawater, cutting its carbon footprint to benefit the wildlife it studies.
Moose Discovers Wind Chimes - "Moose-ical" Joy Ensues (WATCH)
An Alaska woman caught video of this moose playing an impromptu concert on her wind chimes...
Watch Cops and Bystanders Lift Burning Car To Free Trapped Driver
Watch and hear the intense moments when officers and bystanders help a man whose arm was stuck under a large burning SUV that had rolled over.
Teens Are Instant Heroes For Saving a Boy Who Fell Off a Cliff
These teens didn't waste a moment, springing into action when they saw a 5-year-old boy slip off of a cliff and into a fast-moving river.
Husky Saves Deaf Hiker After She Tumbled 700 Feet - and It's Not the First Time He's Saved a Stranger in Alaska
A husky adopted in a Walmart parking lot has saved an injured college student - and it's not the first time Nanook, the untrained dog, has played the hero.
None of the 900 Evacuees Needed Shelter Because Alaska Residents Opened Their Homes
In the wake of a huge fire, the Alaska Red Cross was readying a temporary shelter in a local school but all 900 evacuees had found more comfortable accommodations elsewhere when private homes and hotels opened their doors with love.
First Stranded Baby Beluga Whale to be Rescued in US, Nursed Back to Health by Slew of Experts
For the first time in history, a live, stranded beluga whale calf has been found in U.S. waters and rescued. But saving the baby, estimated to be only two or three days old when rescued, is requiring the efforts of marine mammal experts from far and wide. Marine mammal specialists have descended upon the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, to provide round-the-clock care, including feedings via stomach tube, while the baby learns how to suckle from a bottle.
Crochet Community Piles On the Yarn for Princess Wigs for Kids With Cancer
What started out as one woman knitting a Disney princess wig for her little friend fighting cancer has grown as big as a country music hair-do, but with a lot more love.
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