The creek is a mile-long stream on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska Island 242 miles west of Adak at the far end of the Aleutian chain.

“During World War II, the Unangax̂ people — and ... He’s also been steadily working to make Alaska maps more accurate. The explanation he’s come up with for why a creek and hill on ...

On a small island in the Aleutians, some place names from World War II are reminders of the hate and racism of that time. An ...

The geographic mystery thickened as Alaska submitted several topographical maps of the area from the 1950s ... major litigation and hot cases and rulings in courthouses around the U.S. and the world.

A second child, who was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, died from measles in Texas on April 3.

gesturing to a map of the two countries. "We can't imagine Alaska without Canada." Kopp and several other speakers highlighted the joint effort to build the Alaska Highway from northern B.C. to Alaska ...

As state-level Republicans in Alaska work to affirm their close relationship with Canada amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war and threats of annexation, an Alaskan senator has warned ...

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive ...

Scientists must journey to remote islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, braving uncertain conditions, to reach the ...

Measles cases have surpassed 300 in the U.S. in 2025 thus far, more than the total number of infections seen in all of 2024.

They influence how people learn about the world around ... Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park, we are witnessing a consequential shift in the politics of place naming. This sudden ...

Hawaii is the state with the highest tax burden, meaning the state with the highest proportion of residents' income going to state and local taxes, new analysis shows. In a report published on April 1 ...