Permafrost usually hits the news as a hazard; a planetary risk. When this ice-rich ground thaws, it damages roads and ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new nonfiction book, "Sisters of the Midnight Sun." It's the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska.

Defenders of a man accused of murder in Arctic Alaska faced a challenge in the effects of near-constant sunlight on witnesses ...

Elon Musk said Thursday that SpaceX’s SPCX Starlink can now provide reliable 10-gigabit-per-second upload and download ...

Each year, as autumn turns to winter, the sun sets over Utqiagvik, Alaska, and does not rise again for roughly 65 days.

A trip to Utqiagvik, Alaska, takes him to the northern edge of America, where the cold hits instantly and daily life looks nothing like the rest of the country. The journey reveals polar bears, whale ...

The northernmost community in the U.S. has voted to officially restore its traditional Inupiaq name. Barrow, Alaska, Changes Its Name Back To Its Original 'Utqiagvik' The northernmost community in the ...