The Bering Strait is seen on Aug. 18. 2000, in an image captured by a special camera mounted on NASA’s Terra satellite. (Image provided by NASA) ...

While the ships are free to pass through the Bering Strait, its 55-mile width means that any spills would be likely to drift toward Alaska communities. Alaska watches, nervously, as Ukraine war ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

The Bering Strait is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169 degrees 43' W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, the westernmost point (168 ...

The Arctic Ocean, though smallest, significantly influences global climate and hosts unique wildlife. Surrounded by Eurasia, ...

The Diomede Islands, located in the Bering Strait between Russia and the United States, are home to one of the most fascinating and unique time zone anomalies in the world. These two islands, Diomede ...

Gambell is a city of about 500 people located on the northwest tip of St. Lawrence Island, which is along the middle of the Bering Strait. Gambell is about 200 miles from the city of Nome, on ...

The possibility of Siberian tigers in Alaska has fascinated many, with reports of sightings, strange photos, and even alleged ...

Bering Land Bridge formed surprisingly late during last ice age, study finds. By reconstructing the sea level history of the Bering Strait, scientists found that the strait remained flooded until ...

The men arrived on a small boat Tuesday on the 90-mile-long St. Lawrence Island, located in the Bering Sea about 50 miles east of Russia, according to the Department of Homeland Security ...

(Tribune News Service) — The war in Ukraine appears to be driving a sharp increase in shipments of Russian oil to China through the Bering Strait, prompting new warnings that the traffic ...