Nome Artist Designs at Anchorage Museum

Nome-based Inupiaq artist Katie O’Connor is helping visitors see the Anchorage Museum in a new way. Invited to design a large, three-panel display celebrating Dena’ina culture and language, her work now welcomes guests into the Smithsonian Arctic...

In the aftermath of Typhoon Halong, faces reveal themselves on a beach in Southwest Alaska

Human figurines with limbless bodies like this one are common finds at Nunalleq. Some were used as toys, while others were used as protective charms or in religious observances. (Photo by Alice Bailey) Walking a storm-scoured Alaska beach,...

Retiring after historic career, Alaska Judge Pamela Washington leaves a legacy of impact

Judge Pamela Scott Washington speaks to a group of friends, colleagues and well-wishers during her retirement celebration Thursday at The Equity Center in Anchorage. (Chris Bieri / ADN) Tamara Maddox’s first impression of Pamela Scott Washington...

Opinion: A cooperative path for building a stable, thriving child care workforce in Alaska

Children and providers at Tanaina Child Development Center in Anchorage in 2021. (Loren Holmes / ADN) In response to Alaska’s child care crisis, Gov. Dunleavy’s child care task force released a set of policy recommendations to build a strong and...

Are Alaska's critical minerals worth the cost of extraction? Locals weigh in

Alaska has approved permits for a proposed industrial road that would cut through 211 miles of pristine arctic wilderness. President Trump fast-tracked approval for the Ambler Road project earlier this month, as part of a broader push to...

Best Alaska cruise tips to help you make the most of your time aboard and ashore

Planning a cruise to Alaska is a lot different from preparing to sail in the Caribbean or Europe. Alaska's calling card is not beaches or high culture but vast wilderness. The 49th state has half of the national park land in the U.S. Chances are...

Thunder’s Catch wins Alaska Symphony of Seafood honors

SANDPOINT — In Alaska’s seafood community, few honors carry as much weight as the best new retail product honors at the Symphony of Seafood. This year, fisherman-founded Thunder’s Catch won the honors for the company's wild salmon curry. Thunder's...

Trump officials say Alaska is 'open for business — but no one's buying

As Kristen Moreland waited for the livestream to buffer, her thoughts drifted to the years she’d devoted to defending Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the northeastern sweep of Alaska where the mountains give way to the coastal plain. On screen,...

OPINION: Ditch frozen nuggets and feed Alaska students from a Northern Harvest table

Alaskans pride themselves on grit, self-reliance and a deep connection to the land and sea. Yet across our rural schools – where children face some of the nation’s highest food-insecurity rates – we’re serving frozen, processed “meals” shipped...

Faces on a beach in Southwest Alaska

Human figurines with limbless bodies like this one are common finds at Nunalleq. Some were used as toys, while others were used as protective charms or in religious observances. Photo by Alice Bailey. By Ned Rozell Walking a storm-scoured Alaska...

‘Explosion’ of invasive European green crabs reported in Southeast Alaska

When a young Sealaska intern walking a beach in July 2022 found the first evidence of European green crab presence in Alaska – a discarded shell on a beach on Annette Island in the state’s far southeast corner – it was an ominous sign about the...

Climate outlook for November

Thu, 10/30/2025 - 10:26pm admin By Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness International Arctic Research Center/University of Alaska Fairbanks The climate outlook for November from NOAA's Climate...

Alarm over the results of a climate change study: microbes that have been dormant for thousands of years could wake up and accelerate global warming

Climate change has become one of the major concerns around the world. Although this trend has decreased over time, experts say it is not something to be taken lightly. Microbes that have been suspended in permafrost, a layer of soil that has...

States Step Up: Protecting Americans’ Health in the Face of Extreme Weather

New Report: STAT Network highlights increasing threats, shows how states are rewriting playbooks in real time to protect American health, safety and economic vitality First-ever survey reveals urgent need for coordinated action: only 5 percent of...

Juneau Hydropower plans to start building Sweetheart Lake hydroelectric facility next year

Independent hydropower entrepreneur Duff Mitchell participates in public comment at a Regulatory Commission of Alaska meeting at Centennial Hall in Juneau on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Mitchell is the managing director of Juneau Hydropower Inc....

Looking Back — Nov. 3, 2025

Nov. 3, 2015 — ANCHORAGE — Woolly mammoths and other large ice age mammals thrived in northern Alaska until environmental changes turned grasslands into peat and rising sea levels submerged the Bering Land Bridge, cutting off their access to Asia,...

Alaska mining is achieving critical mass

With the price of copper, gold, and silver hitting new all-time highs, the Pentagon looking North for secure supplies of critical minerals, and a White House administration focused on unleashing the resource potential of America's Last Frontier,...

North India’s winter guestlist: The epic journey of the migratory birds

Come winter, we all start looking for ‘something warm’, ‘something cosy’, turns out, it’s not just a human thing, it is also a bird thing. Birds, the winged wonders, in search of a warmer climate for food and breeding purposes, make their way to...

Anchorage Digital named institutional custodian of Bybit's Solana staking asset bbSOL

Crypto exchange Bybit announced that U.S. federally chartered crypto bank Anchorage Digital now supports institutional custody for its staked SOL coin, bbSOL. The exchange noted that the collaboration enhances bbSOL’s institutional-grade LST...

Why national parks and nature reserves don’t always safeguard ecosystems as expected

Setting aside land for nature is one of the main global strategies to conserve biodiversity. From national parks to local reserves, these areas are designed to give wildlife the space it needs to thrive. But my latest research with colleagues...