UTQIAGVIK, Alaska - Utqiagvik, Alaska has seen its last sunrise this year; America's northernmost settlement will not see the Sun again until Jan. 22, 2026, as Polar Night begins in the Arctic Circle.

Rescuers found a snowmobiler who had last been seen on Feb. 14 in Alaska, officials said. Photo by Jessica Fadel on Unsplash UPDATE: John Booth was taken for medical treatment after he was found alive ...

In awe of a massive thermokarst thaw slump freighting tons of silt and mud into the Noatak River, Noatak National Preserve, Alaska. Iñupiat ancestral lands. The Arctic is one of the areas most visibly ...

On this date in history: In 1893, a jury in Fall River, Mass., acquitted Lizzie Borden in the ax murders of her father and stepmother. In 1898, the U.S. Navy seized Guam, the largest of the Mariana ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Growing up in Canada, I always considered the Arctic part of my ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. overall: 27.3 cm x 41.3 cm; 10 3/4 in ...