Ultimately, a warming climate and longer ice-free conditions will encourage increased shipping of all types through the Bering Strait and also increase the risk of a significant environmental event.

A die-off last year at St. Paul Island, the first compelling case of fatal saxitoxin poisoning in marine mammals, comes as ...

Where did Europe's distinct Uralic family of languages—which includes Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian—come from? New ...

German artist Katharina Kneip is 895 days into an ambitious project to circumnavigate the globe. Kneip will hike, ski, and ...

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

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 Sea The Bering Sea is a stretch of water that divides Alaska from Russia. It also serves as an inlet to the Bering Strait.

There are 40 cat species (not taking into account the various breeds of domesticated cats, which are over 70) naturally distributed across every continent except Antarctica and Australia. The wide ...

When Lewis Reid was notified that the members of the Faith Fourth of July committee wanted him to serve as the grand marshal ...

Three Holy Hierarchs, Russian Icon (18th-19th Century) – Tempera on board depicting Vassily the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom. Collected over decades, this thoughtful selection ...