For decades, stretching back to the Cold War, Russian and American scientists have been close partners on Pacific walrus research.
Arctic
BLM proposes allowing ConocoPhillips to drill most of its Arctic Willow project
The BLM’s parent agency, the Department of Interior, now has 30 days to issue a decision.
Polar bear attacks are extremely rare, and many questions remain after fatal mauling in Wales
The last fatal mauling in Alaska was more than three decades ago.
Polar bear fatally mauls woman and boy in Northwest Alaska village
According to initial accounts, a polar bear came to the village and chased several residents, troopers said.
Alaskans remember Oliver Leavitt as an influential leader and whaling captain
Leavitt was a whaling captain and a cultural beacon for his people, fluent in Inupiaq and known for his ability to make skin whaling boats without a blueprint.
Company to refund FEMA for botched Yup’ik and Iñupiaq translations
The company’s Yup’ik translations turned out to be a mish-mash of phrases lifted from an 80-year-old book of Russian language and folklore.