Alaska
How Long Can Turtles Stay Underwater and Other Questions From Our Readers
You asked? We answered
February 2013 |
By Smithsonian magazine
Where’s Rudolph? Inside the Decline of Alaska’s Caribou
The antlered herd’s population is declining – what’s going on in the Alaskan wilderness?
December 20, 2012 |
By Molly Loomis
Bears, Up Close and Personal, in the Alaskan Wilderness
A newly built retreat gives visitors a chance to see the Kodiaks in their element
September 13, 2012 |
By Elaine Glusac
Fifty Years of Arctic National Wildlife Preservation
Biologist George Schaller on the debate over ANWR conservation and why the refuge must be saved
March 10, 2011 |
By Molly Loomis
Kayaking Alaska in the Exxon Valdez’ Shadow
The massive oil spill devastated the Prince William Sound shore 21 years ago; now the wildlife and vistas are making a comeback
September 13, 2010 |
By Megan Gambino
Barrow, Alaska: Ground Zero for Climate Change
Scientists converge on the northernmost city in the United States to study global warming's dramatic consequences
March 2010 |
By Bob Reiss
Alaska's Great Wide Open
A land of silvery light and astonishing peaks, the country's largest state perpetuates the belief that anything is possible
November 2009 |
By Pico Iyer
For Salmon Fishermen, It’s Fall Chum to the Rescue
For the Yup'ik people of Alaska, fall chum is the answer to a troubled fishing season and a link to the outside world
October 01, 2008 |
By Kim O’Donnel
Interview: Steven Amstrup
A new study spotlights the plight of the polar bear, but there's still time to help the beloved creature
November 2007 |
By Laura Helmuth
Volcanic Lightning
As sparks flew during the eruption of Mount St. Augustine in Alaska, scientists made some new discoveries
February 01, 2007 |
By Eric Jaffe
Sitka
A tradition-rich village lies at the doorstep of a vast Alaskan wilderness
May 2006 |
By Joshua Brockman
ANWR: The Great Divide
The renewed debate over drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hits home for the two Native groups nearest the nature preserve
October 2005 |
By Scott Wallace
Baked Alaska
A unique study documents the disappearance of Alaska's glaciers, blamed on global warming
August 2005 |
By Laura Helmuth
A Puzzle In the Pribilofs
On the remote Alaskan archipelago, scientists and Aleuts are trying to find the causes of a worrisome decline in fur seals
March 2005 |
By Doug O'Harra
Herd on the the Street
In Anchorage, Alaska, you never know when a moose will show up on your doorstep
December 2004 |
By Jim Doherty
North to Alaska
In 1899, railroad magnate Edward Harriman invited some of the most preeminent scientists in America to join him on a working cruise to Alaska, then largely unexplored. More than a century later, the nation still has reasons to be grateful.
June 2003 |
By Ken Chowder
Ice Capades
Alaska's husband-and-wife team of avalanche experts work to save lives all winter, then take to their kayaks in summer
March 2003 |
By Michael Ryan
Cruise to Alaska
Visiting the 49th state by sea means you're in for scenic grandeur and grand hotel comfort
June 01, 2001 |
By Michael Parfit
When Permafrost Isn't
Slowly rising temperatures are melting the frozen ground that underlies most land at high latitudes
February 2000 |
By Bernice Wuethrich
