Watch: 'Wild ice' skaters find breathtaking 'ice window' in Alaska

Spectacular video from an Alaska couple shows the "wild ice" skaters gliding over a frozen lake so clear, it felt more like snorkeling than skating.

NASA rocket launches into Alaskan northern lights

While a rocket launching into the northern lights puts on a spectacular show, it wasn’t just by happenstance. The timing of this launch had to be just right to get the necessary scientific data.

Fat Bear Week is back: Here’s how you can cast your vote

It's almost time for Alaska's brown bears to hibernate for another winter and that means fat bear week is back!

Alaska hiker rescued thanks to viewers spotting him on bear webcam

In a dramatic rescue in Alaska, a lost hiker was saved thanks to the vigilance of viewers who spotted him on a bear webcam.

Watch: NOAA scientists find mysterious, shiny orb-like object on seafloor

Video from NOAA shows the vessel’s remotely operated arm carefully "tickle" the object before picking it up and sucking it into a vacuum-like tube.

Tennessee hiking couple found safe in Alaska after search and rescue

Authorities in Alaska launched the search after finding the couple's vehicle abandoned and learning that they had never checked out of their Airbnb.

200-pound rescued walrus calf receives round-the-clock 'cuddling'

A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is getting bottle fed and receiving round-the-clock “cuddling" from animal welfare workers who are trying to keep the 1-month-old alive.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Alaska man saves young moose from choking on trash bag

“I’m not so sure what I did would be heroic or stupid, but I would do it again for any animal at any age," said James West, the moose’s savior.