Watch: Freaky slime mold pulsates as spores spread in Alaska national park
Slime molds are a collection of single-celled organisms that move together in search of nutrients. They eat bacteria and appear on dead and decaying logs in Glacier Bay's Alaskan rainforest ecosystem during the summer.
Slime molds are a collection of single-celled organisms that move together in search of nutrients. They eat bacteria and appear on dead and decaying logs in Glacier Bay's Alaskan rainforest ecosystem during the summer.
Jim Tweto, 'Flying Wild Alaska' pilot, killed in plane crash
"He died doing what he truly loved," Jim Tweto's daughter Ariel posted on Instagram.
"He died doing what he truly loved," Jim Tweto's daughter Ariel posted on Instagram.
Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead, search ends for 2 others
An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when the wreckage of one of the two boats they’d chartered over the Memorial Day weekend was found partially submerged off an island.
An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when the wreckage of one of the two boats they’d chartered over the Memorial Day weekend was found partially submerged off an island.
Fishing boat near Alaska sinks leaving 1 dead, 4 missing
Searchers located the vessel partially submerged near Low Island, 1 mile east of Shoals Point, Kruzof Island, Gray said. The vessel was last seen Sunday afternoon near Sitka.
Searchers located the vessel partially submerged near Low Island, 1 mile east of Shoals Point, Kruzof Island, Gray said. The vessel was last seen Sunday afternoon near Sitka.
Mormon missionary killed, 3 others hurt in Brazil bus crash
Church leaders said 20-year-old Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, lost his life in a rural area near the city of Tibagi.
Church leaders said 20-year-old Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, lost his life in a rural area near the city of Tibagi.
Man drowns after getting stuck in waist-deep mud flats in Alaska
The 20-year-old man’s body was recovered Monday, and the accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long glacier-carved estuary that travels southeast from Anchorage, Alaska.
The 20-year-old man’s body was recovered Monday, and the accident was the latest tragedy at Turnagain Arm, a 48-mile-long glacier-carved estuary that travels southeast from Anchorage, Alaska.
Watch: Boiling water instantly freezes during aurora in Alaska
Vincent Ledvina was camping with his friend in March when he got the idea to do the 'Uniquely Alaskan" trick under the glow of the Northern Lights.
Vincent Ledvina was camping with his friend in March when he got the idea to do the 'Uniquely Alaskan" trick under the glow of the Northern Lights.
Fallen climber rescued at Alaska’s Denali National Park
National Park Service rangers rescued a climber who fell from a 16,000-foot-high ridge at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said Saturday.
National Park Service rangers rescued a climber who fell from a 16,000-foot-high ridge at Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, officials said Saturday.
This Alaskan town just saw its last sunset until August as summer solstice nears
It will be a sunshine tsunami for one northern Alaskan town for the next 83 days.
It will be a sunshine tsunami for one northern Alaskan town for the next 83 days.
2 climbers missing in Alaska's Denali National Park presumed dead, officials say
Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday.
Two climbers last heard from as they prepared to scale a peak in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve last week are believed dead, the park said Thursday.
Denali National Park officials say 2 missing climbers likely triggered avalanche, fell down mountain
The search continues for two missing climbers on a mountain inside Alaska’s Denali National Park after the duo failed to check back in following their climb last week.
The search continues for two missing climbers on a mountain inside Alaska’s Denali National Park after the duo failed to check back in following their climb last week.
Search for missing climbers continues at Alaska's Denali National Park
Aerial and limited ground searches were underway Monday in Alaska for two overdue mountain climbers whose last known tracks disappeared at the site of an avalanche, officials said.
Aerial and limited ground searches were underway Monday in Alaska for two overdue mountain climbers whose last known tracks disappeared at the site of an avalanche, officials said.
National Park employee killed during avalanche in Alaska
Denali National Park and Preserve is home to more than 6 million acres and contains North America’s tallest peak.
Denali National Park and Preserve is home to more than 6 million acres and contains North America’s tallest peak.
Army helicopter collision in Alaska that killed 3 soldiers occurred in mountains, cause under investigation
In April, the Army issued a stand down following two deadly helicopter collision incidents in Alaska and Kentucky.
In April, the Army issued a stand down following two deadly helicopter collision incidents in Alaska and Kentucky.
Army says helicopters crashed in mountains, fair weather
The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were returning to Fort Wainwright from an aerial gunnery range southeast of Fairbanks when they collided.
The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were returning to Fort Wainwright from an aerial gunnery range southeast of Fairbanks when they collided.
Soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash identified by US Army
The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission.
The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters collided in Alaska while returning from a training mission.
US Army grounds aviators for training following deadly helicopter crashes
The U.S. Army says it has grounded aviation units for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the past month.
The U.S. Army says it has grounded aviation units for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the past month.
Watch: Moose helps itself to popcorn and a Happy Meal at Alaska movie theater
"I do not know if a Happy Meal is good for a moose or not. However, I can confidently say that it’s not in its natural diet," a wildlife biologist quipped.
"I do not know if a Happy Meal is good for a moose or not. However, I can confidently say that it’s not in its natural diet," a wildlife biologist quipped.
'Wasted' Delta passenger in first class accused of forcibly kissing flight attendant
A Texas man is accused of sexually assaulting a male flight attendant on a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Anchorage, Alaska.
A Texas man is accused of sexually assaulting a male flight attendant on a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Anchorage, Alaska.
Moose guided out of Alaska hospital after wandering into building
So this moose walks into a medical building... While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday.
So this moose walks into a medical building... While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday.