Syun-Ichi Akasofu, a well-known international authority on the aurora, will present a lecture, “Aurora Through the Ages,” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct...

The first use of a novel method of analyzing Mars’ gravitational force supports the idea that the planet once had an extensive northern ocean. In...

Top Department of Defense civilian and military leaders visited the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute in late August and...

Most of Earth’s near-surface permafrost could be gone by 2100, an international team of scientists has concluded after comparing current climate...

Mount Edgecumbe volcano in Southeast Alaska has become the latest addition to the Alaska Volcano Observatory’s ground-based monitoring network...

Alaska’s leading public uncrewed aircraft program made another significant advance Friday when a drone flew from the Nenana airport and landed at...

Laura Conner was recently appointed associate director of the Geophysical Institute, joining Jessica Larsen in that role. Conner is research...

Getting information about where wildfire smoke is headed in Alaska has become easy for the public, thanks to collaboration between the University...

The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane — a greenhouse gas — into the atmosphere...