Alaska Native News

Feltleaf Willow leaves emerge beneath where a moose nipped off buds during the winter. Photo-Ned Rozell Imagine being a moose in late May: You have just survived 200 days of cold and...

The community of Chignik Bay on the Alaska Peninsula. Photo by Chris Maio A University of Alaska Fairbanks coastal organization has received a $590,000 philanthropic grant to map rapidly changing watersheds...

Research assistant professor Louis Farquharson works at an ancient raised marine shoreline on the north shore of Teshekpuk Lake near Alaska’s Arctic Ocean coast in 2013. Photo by Ben Jones. Evidence indicates...

EAGLE — As the late evening sunshine poured in from the northwest, a dozen residents of Alaska’s farthest upstream town on the Yukon River watched their winter race past in...

Artist Liza McElroy of Seward, Alaska, recently sketched two moose in their summertime aquatic environment to illustrate this story. A scientist from Ohio once pondered why moose have such big noses. Why...

A dog that pulled his way into history has given scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique. Researchers have used a tiny patch of skin cut...

Fresh bear tracks on a snow machine trail. Image-Ned Rozell Melt season is a sad time for people who enjoy the magic of snow crystals bonding so well to one another, resulting...

Polar Bears hunton the ice north of Utqiaġvik, the farthest north community in the United States. Photo by Craig George. Scientists in northern Alaska are learning about polar bears by scraping...