The Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) is part of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. DGGS’s main office is in Fairbanks on College Road near Beaver Sports. DGGS is ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Sitting at a window seat on a recent flight from Seattle to Fairbanks, I looked down on Alaska from 35,000 feet. There was my home river, the Tanana, flowing gray and braided from near the Canada ...

Welcome to your seismic update from across the state, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

The earthquake-generating geology between Alaska and Washington is very similar. That’s because large portions of both states sit on top of a giant fault, where crustal plates are being shoved past ...

Tectonics and sedimentation of forearc, fold-thrust, and strike-slip orogens Physical sedimentology and petrology of clastic deposystems, including detrital geochronologic studies to evaluate sediment ...

Preface. The people before : an introduction to Adak, Alaska / Dixie West -- The central Aleutians Archaeological and Paleobiological Project / Dixie West ... [et al.] -- One hundred forty years of ...

A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher is among the scientists who have revealed the metamorphic history of a high-grade graphite deposit on the Seward Peninsula. The Graphite Creek deposit is ...

“These aren’t the right kind of rocks,” Tony Fiorillo said, pointing at the jagged pink and black stones along Alaska’s Yukon River. The sun blazed down on Fiorillo on the 14th day of a 16-day ...

Earthquake today: Massive 6.3 magnitude quake jolts near Alaska; no tsunami warning issued ...

This field book documents Nelson's field work near St. Michael and the Yukon area (including Anvik) in Alaska between 6 October and 6 December 1880. During this time, Nelson was on general assignment ...

Seabourn has assembled an expert expedition team set to offer deeper insights about Alaska and British Columbia to guests onboard the Seabourn Encore during its inaugural Alaska season. According to a ...