Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
Now, 100 years later, Nome is remembering its saviors — the sled dogs and mushers who raced for more than five days through ...
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US naval officials note increasing tensions in the US Arctic and High North
Chinese and Russian forces are increasing their patrols and operations in the US waters of the Arctic and High North ...
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First of three new Coast Guard cutters arrives to homeport in Kodiak
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) arrived at the cutter’s new homeport in Kodiak, Tuesday.  The cutter is scheduled to be commissioned during a ceremony in April. ...
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Great Race of Mercy: Maine man recreates famed dog-sled run 100 years later
Next week marks 100 years since the conclusion of the Great Serum Run, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, to deliver life ...
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...
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Bering Sea snow crab season kicks off for first time in 3 years
Earlier this month, commercial snow crabs started hitting Unalaska’s docks again for the first time in nearly three years.
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With its fishing industry in doubt, St. Paul looks for new way forward
The Bering Sea snow crab fishery is open for the first time in two years, but the Trident Seafoods processing facility in St.
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
Togo, not Balto, was the driving force behind the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, which found teams of mushers and sled dogs delivering antitoxin to children suffering from diphtheria ...
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Alaska’s “A” pollock season labeled make-or-break for fishing communities
Alaska’s “A” pollock season kicked off on 20 January, and the Alaska Pollock Fishery Alliance (APFA) is calling it a high ...