Juneau, Alaska, offers glaciers, whale watching, and Indigenous history. It's also the only U.S. state not accessible by road ...

Take a dip in these pools nature has carved out.

A traditional big-mountain showdown evolved into a last-minute experiment in creativity, adaptability, and massive ...

National Geographic journalist Paul Salopek has been walking around the world since 2013. But now that he’s in Alaska, his ...

The Alaska Volcano Observatory increased the alert level at the remote Kupreanof Volcano on the Alaska Peninsula.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory raised Kupreanof Volcano's alert level to Advisory and its aviation color code to Yellow on ...

Fora Travel reports a surge in adventure and nature travel, with Alaska and Puerto Rico rising as top destinations, alongside emerging second cities.

A new analysis offers a rare glimpse into how the catastrophic landslide and roughly 1,578-foot tsunami wave looked as it ...

This semester is the first time students at Thunder Mountain are carving full-size, 5-foot-tall paddles in the class.

New satellite images are helping scientists understand a major tsunami that changed the landscape of a popular tourist ...

Standing near the bow of our sailboat with a piping-hot cup of coffee in one hand and a sidestay (rope) for balance in the other, I scanned the shoreline for spots to land our small dinghy—and for ...