A lot of people hear “Russia sold Alaska” and immediately assume it was because Russia didn’t realize what it had. This version of the story always puts a smirk on the face of Americans considering ...

Scientists are exploring whether building a dam across the Bering Strait could stabilize the AMOC ocean current, slowing ...

Building a dam in the Bering Strait might preserve the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, but experts warn it could ...

The U.S. intercepted Russian aircraft flying off Alaska in international airspace as they approached an identification zone for two straight days this week, according to officials. NOTE: The video in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine ...

Okay, maybe that’s a tad of a stretch, but Newsweek took the comment seriously enough to ask “why it matters.” Journalist Natalie Venegas noted that, thanks to “Seward’s Folly,” the U.S. bought Alaska ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORAD detected and escorted five Russian military planes from airspace near Alaska Thursday. Two of the planes were Russian Su-35s ...

A magnitude-8.7 earthquake in Russia’s Far East early Wednesday prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Japan, Alaska and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska(AP) — Military jets were launched to intercept five Russian aircraft that were flying in international airspace off Alaska’s western coast, but military officials said Friday the ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the joint Chinese and Russian aircraft flight near Alaskan airspace a day earlier was the “first time” the U.S. has detected a joint flight between the two ...

U.S. fighter jets intercepted Russian warplanes on Thursday after they were detected near Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected, tracked and intercepted two Russian ...