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Alaska Gold Mine Permit Faces Lawsuit Over Threat to 331 Cook Inlet Belugas

A legal battle has erupted in Alaska as environmental groups take on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a gold mining project that threatens one of America’s most endangered whale populations.

Govind Tekale

May 25, 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Marine Life

Robot Boats Track Alaska’s Krill Amid COVID-19

When COVID-19 shut down regular ocean research in 2020, scientists found a clever solution. They sent three robot boats, called saildrones, to do the job of tracking tiny shrimp-like animals called krill

Govind Tekale

February 22, 2025

Wildlife

Alaska’s 2025 Plan: 80% of Wolves, 60% of Bears to Be Killed by Helicopter Hunts

Alaska plans to shoot bears and wolves from helicopters in 2025. This move aims to help moose and caribou numbers grow, but environmental groups and wildlife advocates oppose the approach. The numbers

Karmactive Staff

February 17, 2025

Red king crab on the deck of a research vessel. Credit: NOAA Fisheries / Erin Fedewa

Conservation·Marine Life

Alaska Red King Crab Genetic Study Reveals Twice the Known Populations

The story of Alaska’s red king crab shows dramatic change. This seafood was once Alaska’s top shellfish fishery, deeply embedded in the culture of Alaska’s working waterfronts. Then, in the 1980s, the

Govind Tekale

January 6, 2025

Blanket Toss during a Nalukataq in Utqiagvik

Travel·USA

Alaska’s Utqiagvik Begins 64 Days of Darkness: How Residents and Science Thrive Without Sunlight

Utqiagvik, Alaska entered its annual polar night phase at 1:27 p.m. AKST on Monday, November 18, 2024, marking the start of a 64-day period without direct sunlight. The sun will not rise

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Russell Creek, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

Conservation·USA·Wildlife

Biden Approves Izembek Refuge Land Swap: 490 Acres Traded for 19-Mile Road Through Alaska’s Wildlife Habitat

The Biden administration’s recent endorsement of a land exchange to build a road through Alaska’s Izembek National Wildlife Refuge marks an unprecedented shift in Democratic policy spanning three decades, raising questions about

Karmactive Team

November 17, 2024

Aviation·Business

Alaska Airlines’ $1.9B Hawaiian Acquisition: What It Means for Travelers and Essential Routes

In a move that reshapes the U.S. airline industry, Alaska Air Group has finalized its $1.9 billion acquisition of Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. This merger, announced on September 18, 2024, creates the fifth-largest

Sunita Somvanshi

September 19, 2024

An aerial view of the Kutuk River in Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park that looks like orange paint spilling into the clear blue water. Ken Hill / National Park Service)

Nature·Science·USA

Alaska’s Rusting Rivers: 75 Sites Show Toxic Orange Waters Due to Melting Permafrost

When a river changes color, something in its environment has changed, and sometimes that’s a bad sign. Stained Rivers: Alaska’s Waterways Turn Orange A study of rivers in the U.S. state of

Tejal Somvanshi

May 24, 2024

Climate·Marine Life·Nature

Alaskan Snow Crab Mystery Solved: Climate’s Heatwave Hand Revealed!

Echoes from the Past Scientific Deep Dive Navigating Through Marine Heatwaves Frontline of Climate Change Collaborative Insights Community Heartbeat Charting New Courses Historical Echoes and Future Predictions The Pulse of Ocean Health

Rahul Somvanshi

October 23, 2023

Nature

Dwindling Deer Numbers In Alaska, Hungry Wolves Turn To Sea Otters

Even though wolves in Alaska can eat almost everything that moves, their menu is typically deer. As wolves on one island off the state’s coast devoured nearly all of the deer around

Dipannita Sarkar

March 3, 2023