A NASA sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks at 4:40 a.m. on Jan. 27, 2020. The rocket arced to a high point...

An unofficial Space Week, filled with space science events, rocket launch preparations and presentations by NASA guests, will blast off in...

Across much of Alaska, permafrost is thawing. In most locations of interior and south Alaska, what permafrost exists is protected by the...

“This green line looks like the death of permafrost — it’s flatlining,” Louise Farquharson said to an audience of a few dozen scientists. Her...

The logistics of doing research in the Arctic are challenging and complex. Travelling hundreds of miles through tundra, sometimes in temperatures...

Authors of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, delivered a stunning alarm bell for our planet's oceans...

Much of scientific work depends on quiet supporters; people working reliably in the background to make sure the operation runs smoothly. This...

September is national preparedness month and, for many Alaskans, that means thinking about tsunamis. With the most earthquakes and the longest...

When the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs slammed into the planet 66 million years ago, the impact set wildfires, triggered tsunamis and...