There's no other experience on Earth quite like witnessing the northern lights. Also known as the aurora borealis, this ...

The best places to see the aurora borealis have little light pollution, clear skies and no precipitation. The lights are only ...

The pic. above is from the Utqiagvik (Barrow) webcam. Utqiagvik is north of the Arctic Circle. This is the land of the “midnight sun”. The sun rose here on May 11th and won’t set until August 2nd. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Travelers who want to experience the Northern Lights firsthand should consider visiting Alaska, such as Arctic Hive, a remote ...

Every year, millions of migratory birds flock to Alaska. Hundreds of thousands of caribou use the tundra, rich in plant life, as their calving grounds. Alaska’s North Slope is also rich in other ...

Until recently, northern Alaska was one of the places that archaeologists weren’t exactly in a hurry to dig. That’s because the permafrost functioned kind of like a big freezer where artifacts could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine standing beneath a sky alive with swirling greens, purples, and reds—nature's own light show, the aurora borealis. Alaska, ...

Imagine standing beneath a sky alive with swirling greens, purples, and reds—nature's own light show, the aurora borealis. Alaska, with its vast, dark skies and prime location beneath the auroral oval ...

America’s northernmost state is the perfect front-row seat to the aurora borealis—and this winter will be an extra special time to see it. Travelers who want to experience the Northern Lights ...