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There's Less Summer Sea Ice in the Arctic Than Ever (So Now We're Drilling There)

What do we do when we realize that temperatures in the Arctic are rising four times faster than the global average? We drill!

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Where Do People Walk and Bike the Most? It's Not Where You Think

Alaska tops a new ranking of biking and walking levels in all 50 states. Among cities, Boston takes the number one spot.

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Intermission: Snow Day

It's the first day of December and like these crazy skiers, it's time to embrace winter's glory.

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The Microbiological Havoc of the Anthropocene

From Vibrio to E. coli, what a warmer planet means for food safety.

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The Big Melt: Watch Alaska's Coastline Collapse Into the Sea

Time lapse footage from National Geographic shows the incredible shrinking Alaskan coastline.

Photographs: Corey Arnold's Fish-Work Slideshow: Corey Arnold's Captivating Photos of Life on an Alaskan Crab Boat

Take a look behind your seafood into the crazy and captivating world of Alaskan commercial fishermen with Corey Arnold's latest book: Fish-Work.

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Video: Douglas Brinkley Eloquently Defends Alaska's Wilderness

Historian Douglas Brinkley reminds us that the Alaskan wilderness is not just a bartering chip in energy debates, but a treasure in its own right.

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Saving Energy in a Hurry: Lessons from Juneau, Alaska

In 2008, an avalanche wiped out Juneau, Alaska's only transmission line. Somehow, the city reduced usage by working together—with Alan Meier's help.

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Another BP Leak Forces Shutdown of Major Alaskan Pipeline

Another year, another BP oil blunder. This one, a leak in Alaska, is driving up oil costs worldwide.

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Stone-Cold Drunk

New 2009 data shows that the "drunkest" cities in America are also some of the coldest—though drinking still doesn't warm you up.

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The Battle Over Bristol Bay's Salmon

Gold or sockeye salmon? In Alaska, the decision to mine pits one mother lode against another.

From the Arctic to the Antarctic on a Bamboo Bike: The Miraculous Journey of Two Wild Dutchmen Cycle for Water: A Bamboo Bike Trip from the Arctic to the Antarctic

Cycle for Water duo Joost Notenboom and Michiel Roodenburg are biking from Alaska to Argentina to raise awareness about the global water crisis.

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Let Us Salute the World’s Craziest Marathoners

No concept in the weird world of sports freaks me out quite as severely as ultramarathon running. Thanks to a personal close encounter with the...

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Wind Powered Lesson Plan in Alaska

Alaska is the latest state chosen to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's "Wind For Schools" program. The state will receive $60,000 a...