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The time-lapse video shows the lights transition across the sky over Bartlett Cove. (Photo: Instagram/glacierbaynps)

Stunning Northern Lights dance across Alaskan sky

Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska is one such sight which gives a great view of the lights.

24 Jan 2018 3:27 PM IST

Gravity signals may play a crucial role in early identification of the occurrence of earthquakes. (Photo: PTI/ File)

8.2 magnitude quake strikes Alaska, prompts tsunami warning

The quake prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Alaska and Canada and a tsunami watch for the entire US west coast.

23 Jan 2018 3:48 PM IST

The first Americans were descended from Asians, and they reached the New World by way of Beringia, a now-submerged land bridge that used to connect Asia to Alaska. (AP Photo)

Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans

The infant girl was buried about 50 miles southeast of Fairbanks, and her remains are the earliest known in the far...

4 Jan 2018 9:07 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Science Says: Why there's a big chill in a warmer world

The cold could actually worsen for much of the East Coast because of a monster storm that's brewing in the Atlantic and...

3 Jan 2018 12:01 PM IST

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What does a bear do in the Alaska woods? Disperse seeds

Researchers say bears are essentially like farmers.

18 Feb 2018 11:16 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Alaskan husky helps rescue injured hiker near Anchorage

The dog named Nanook guided the injured woman back to the trail and camped with her overnight.

16 July 2018 12:13 PM IST

Municipality of Anchorage saw snowfall of more than a foot Saturday after tying a temperature record set in 1967. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Alaskan city experiences record heat and snowfall in single day

Anchorage recorded a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit and a foot of snow on the same day.

18 Nov 2019 12:19 PM IST

Temperatures in Alaskas largest city Anchorage have soared to a sweltering all-time record of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 centigrade) as a heat wave grips the US state which straddles the Arctic Circle. (Photo: AFP)

Alaska heat wave shatters city's record, disrupts jobs and lives

According to scientists, Alaska is warming at twice the rate of the global average.

6 July 2019 10:05 AM IST

In Anchorage, home to about 40 per cent of Alaskans, the National Weather Service issued a dense smoke advisory on Sunday warning against prolonged outdoor activity, along with advisories for the elderly and the sick to stay indoors. (Photo: AP)

Alaska's heat wave fuels dangerous smoke, melts glaciers

'People should GO, evacuate NOW. Leave immediately. DO NOT delay leaving,' the evacuation order said.

1 July 2019 6:36 PM IST

People wait in line at the Essence cannabis dispensary, Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Photo: AP)

What happens in Vegas: Nevada puts pot on the menu

Nevada has yet to finalize the exact number of stores that regulators will approve.

4 July 2017 1:17 PM IST

Stubbs, the honorary feline mayor of Talkeetna. (Photo: AP)

Alaska town's purr-fect unofficial cat mayor dies at 20

Stubbs became a tourist draw for Talkeetn.

24 July 2017 1:13 PM IST

This photo taken December 21, 2016 shows the Bogoslof Volcano erupting in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. The active Alaska volcano, which has erupted 10 times since mid-December and is located about 850 miles southwest of Anchorage, erupted again on January 5, 2017, this time sending a cloud of ash and ice 35,000 feet in the air. (Photo:AP)

Alaska volcano eruptions have high-flying consequences

The Alaska Volcano Observatory has tools to predict eruptions.

10 Jan 2017 6:48 AM IST