The future of Alaska’s Juneau Ice Field is considered at high risk, with many glaciers having already melted, and other ice ...

Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will “inexorably” accelerate melting this century, ...

Columbia Glacier’s Main Branch pulled away from a stabilizing rocky outcrop, while melting along the West Branch exposed “new ...

If you’re planning a trip to The Last Frontier, asking the question, when is the best time to visit Alaska is important!

A Carnival Cruise Line journey through Alaska was halted for several hours last week after the ship struck ice in Tracy Arm ...

Tourism to national parks in Alaska has rebounded from pre-pandemic levels after three years of lower numbers.

The famed trail is closed from Granite Park Chalet on the north to Haystack Butte on the south — a 4.9-mile stretch that also provides access to Grinnell Glacier Overlook.

As the out-of-state tourism season winds down, locals have plenty of great opportunities to get out and explore.

In 1935, in the middle of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Federal Writers’ Project. His ...

In interviews over the first half of the year, USA TODAY reporters repeatedly heard frustration and a deep longing for better ...

Faced with sharply increasing cruise traffic, Juneau has taken steps to limit the number of passengers calling at one time.

During a tour of the project's camp near Nome, officials discussed their plans to extract a key element in making electric ...