Scientists studying Cook Inlet belugas have watched the dramatic decline of their numbers from 1,300 in the 1970s to only 300 now.
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Warm Arctic sets record for summer sea ice melt
Scientists say critical ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to record low levels this overheated summer.
Rehabilitated harbor seals head for the ocean
On Friday, two young harbor seals had an audience as the rescued seals were released into the wild.
Coastal overflights finding styrofoam on beaches
Marine debris found in ‘hotspots’ along Alaska’s coastline, but it’s not certain if it came from last year’s tsunami in Japan.
Mars Rover Pulls Off High-Wire Landing
The best place to stand in the entire solar system at 1:14 a.m. ET Monday was about 150 million miles away, at the bottom of Gale Crater near the equator of the Red Planet.
NOAA’s Fairweather Embarks on Arctic Reconnaissance Trip
More ships than ever are operating in the Bering Strait and off the north coast of Alaska, but many of the nautical charts for the region haven’t been updated in more than a century.