Until the late 1960s, my father served as Inspector General of the Communications Squadron for the Alaskan Air Command. One of his primary responsibilities was traveling between bases to inspect units ...

Add another species to the list of organisms oozing over Alaska. A tiny gnat — one that in its larval stage sometimes crawls over its brethren’s backs in great numbers until together they resemble a ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery concerning a strange golden object found miles below the sea surface isn't an egg or sponge ...

Wildlife experts have been left scratching their heads after a totally new species of insect was discovered in Alaska. The species, called Sciara serpens, is a tiny gnat with a bizarre lifecycle.