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This tall waterbird, native to Eurasia, was spotted in Nantucket. Could the species soon establish a foothold in the Americas ...

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There are millions of things to see in the Empire State, but most visitors invariably think of either Times Square or the ...

New research on the eastern North Pacific has revealed that the mammal-eating killer whales off the West Coast are not a single roaming population but two socially distinct communities that rarely, if ...

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 ...

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The state of Alaska is asking a federal appeals court to re-examine a district court decision that denied the state almost 20,000 acres of potentially oil-rich land.

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In a paradox of global warming, thawing ice isn’t making Arctic waters easier to navigate. It makes them more dangerous.