Southeast Alaska is home to more than 850 species of native trees, shrubs and wildflowers. When you count them up, it’s more ...

The Pacific Northwest boasts an extensive network of more than 600 seismic monitoring stations that help researchers track ...

In Alaska’s North Slope region — the northernmost county in the US, roughly the same size as the United Kingdom — one small public radio station, KBRW, keeps ...

The new study reveals more recent activity along the Tintina fault, which stretches about 600 miles, from northeastern ...

On July 16, a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck south of the Alaska Peninsula, and four days later, a 7.4 occurred off the east ...

Preserved pollen and spores that plants leave behind have settled at the bottom of the lake, which allows scientists to study ...

We have seen other earthquakes in the area that have not generated significant tsunami waves, but we’re treating it seriously and going through our procedures, making sure communities are notified so ...

Why Alaska’s recent 7.3 earthquake has caught the attention of scientists - Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s ...

Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

Volcanoes are rumbling as scientists monitor earthquakes at Washington's Mount Rainier and Alaska's Iliamna volcano.

The 1964 Alaska Earthquake: Fish in a Frenzy (image credits: unsplash) In March 1964, Alaska experienced a powerful earthquake, which remains the largest recorded in North American history. Prior to ...