In 1958, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered a rockslide into Southeast Alaska’s Lituya Bay, creating a tsunami that ran 1,700 feet up a...

Alaskans have become all too familiar with the choking wildfire smoke that has filled many summer days in recent years. Each time, they are left...

Volcanologists do what they can to provide the public enough warning about impending eruptions, but volcanoes are notoriously unpredictable...

Laura Conner, a research associate professor of science education in the Geophysical Institute and the College of Natural Sciences and...

New strong-motion sensors installed recently in the Eagle River and Matanuska Valley regions will provide insight into the magnitude 5.3 quake on...

Scientists regularly use remote sensing drones and satellites to record how climate change affects permafrost thaw rates — methods that work well...

Results of a 2018 multirocket launch at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks will help scientists better understand the impact of more...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute will host a series of free virtual public talks on topics that include measuring the...

The Federal Aviation Administration has named University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Catherine Cahill as one of 12 new members of its Drone...