A formal agreement between the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and the Alaska Aerospace Corporation could propel rocket launches at Poker Flat Research Range into a new orbit.

Alaska's shifting climate—from dinosaur-draped bayous to thawing permafrost, receding glaciers, and once-mythic sea ice—is a testament to a land forever shaped by nature's vast, ever-changing ...

A Black Brant IX sounding rocket, seen on Sept. 18, 2022, is displayed on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus outside the UAF Geophysical Institute. The 50-foot rocket is similar to hundreds ...

This is the first year that local Weather Service offices have begun issuing heat advisories. Before this month, any risk of heat was disseminated through special weather statements.

The National Weather Service issued its first-ever heat advisory in Alaska on Friday. The advisory, a warning to the public of warm weather expected in the Fairbanks area on Sunday, is the first ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — A skier died after being caught in an avalanche on North America's tallest peak, officials said Wednesday — the second death of this year's climbing season on Alaska's Mount ...

While both the American and Canadian sides of the Chilkoot Trail are open, hikers aren't allowed to cross the U.S.-Canada border.

Fairbanks is having a tremendous season for Tampa Bay. In 30 appearances, he has a 2.15 ERA and 26 strikeouts across 29.1 innings. His 13 saves rank ninth in the American League, but Fairbanks ...

Alaska’s public schools likely won’t get all the money lawmakers approved in a bipartisan vote last month after Gov. Mike Dunleavy unilaterally reduced education funding with a line-item veto ...

They say it would triple the state’s greenhouse gas emissions and violate their right to a livable climate. Eight young Alaskans are urging the state’s Supreme Court to take up their lawsuit ...

Interested in mining reclamation, she enrolled at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and studied natural resources management. “I had never been on a plane (before she flew to Alaska),” she said.