At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow, protected lagoons of Mexico’s Baja ...

In January 2025, the (ONR) partnered with the 144th Airlift Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard, the U.S. Interagency ...

Spotted seals in some of the most remote marine areas around Alaska are consuming significant amounts of microplastics in their diets, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks–led study. The ...

The marble office building near Capitol Hill is a world away from Tom Atkinson's home above the Arctic Circle in Alaska. The ...

In 2008, the United States collected $2.6 billion from offshore lease sales in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas (off Alaska's north coast), and the offshore royalty tax rate in the region is 19 ...

The funding will cover this year's operations of the Sikuliaq, an ice-capable ship used for research cruises around Alaska.

Whale watch week offers people the chance to see migrating gray whales up close from the Oregon Coast Gray whales are rebounding after hitting historic lows a few years ago. Spring Whale Watching ...

Whale Watching Week means better views and nicer weather to see gray whales. However, gray whale calf numbers are at historic ...

Most of the gray whale population feeds in the Bering and Chukchi seas off Alaska during the summer and gray whale calf production has been tied to ice cover and food availability in the region ...

During the January 2025 deployment, two flights dropped approximately 35 buoys along a flight path from Barrow, Alaska, over the Arctic Ocean and its peripheral East Siberian, Laptev, Chukchi and ...

Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend is often regarded as a yearly Alaska stimulus check for residents, injecting cash directly into households and the state economy. In 2024, the program marked its ...