New research challenges the long-held belief that the Arctic Ocean was covered by a massive ice shelf during ice ages.

The possibility of Siberian tigers in Alaska has fascinated many, with reports of sightings, strange photos, and even alleged attacks circulating over the years. While it's a thrilling idea, the ...

A new study of ancient footprints in New Mexico supports the idea that humans reached North America much earlier than experts once believed.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities are focusing on the wreckage of a plane that crashed off western Alaska as they try to determine what caused the small commuter aircraft to go down in the icy Bering ...

JUNEAU, Alaska - Authorities said the remains of all 10 people killed when their small plane crashed into ice on the Bering Sea have been recovered.

Figure 1b. The graph above shows Arctic sea ice extent as of February 2, 2025, along with daily ice extent data for four previous years and the record low year. 2024 to 2025 is shown in blue, 2023 to ...

During the last Ice Age, modern-day Siberia and Alaska were connected by a landmass that allowed animals—and ancient humans—to migrate across what is now the Bering Sea. While scientists have ...

Norton Sound, part of the Northern Bering Sea, is seen from the outskirts of Nome on Sept. 30, 2020. Record-low winter ice in 2018, followed by near-record low ice in 2019, shocked the Northern ...

In 2018, when winter ice in the Bering Sea was scarcer than at any time since records began in the mid-1800s, the effects cascaded. Warmer-water fish like Pacific cod swam north into the Bering ...

During the last ice age, the first people to reach the Americas may have traveled from Asia along a sea ice "highway." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.