The Tlingit people of Alaska have a chilling legend about shape-shifting otters called Kushtaka that trap souls and prevent ...

Scientists discovered three new mammal species that survived in Alaska’s ancient Arctic during the age of dinosaurs.

Three previously unknown species of rodent-like mammals that once scurried alongside dinosaurs in what is now northern Alaska ...

Brian Barnes did something outrageous earlier this week. The biologist drove to a movie theater. In the middle of the day. Barnes, 70, had time to catch a matinee in Fairbanks because after 38 years ...

When you think of Alaskan animals, you probably think of grizzly bears, moose, or salmon. However, by far the most numerous animals in Alaska, both in terms of diversity and abundance, are ...

Seventy-three million years ago, in Alaska's dark and frozen landscape, a group of small, rodent-like creatures was quietly ...

The 49th state is home to an astounding variety of wildlife: Some species are present at the highest density anywhere in the world. These animals have the power to captivate locals and visitors alike; ...

A group of endangered sea creatures was spotted in Alaska. Akira Hojo Unsplash A pilot spotted “white specks” in an Alaska bay and realized it was a pod of sea creatures, Alaska officials said. The ...

An empty animal enclosure at the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center in Mosquito Lake, near Haines. It’s been three weeks since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game seized dozens of animals from a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 2—The fit was just too perfect. When Homer writer Nancy Lord discovered friends of hers in the Pacific Northwest were ...