Arctic

Fairbanks scientist Eugénie Euskirchen says most of her colleagues think offshore drilling could be bad for the Arctic.

Snow geese populations are thriving despite threat from predators.

Hattie Keller says her ‘Eskimo name’ is Iviilik, but when asked about her ethnicity, she says she’s Inupiaq instead of Eskimo.

Last week a group of scientists traveled to a small village in the Arctic to find as many different species as they could. It was happening all over the country in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.

A new study published in the Journal of Physical Oceanography suggests that rising temperatures in the arctic could result in warmer water with density more affected by temperature than salinity.

The early thaw is already taking a toll on wildlife in the far north.