Of these, almost 90 percent had never been found before by human studies. They also found tiny crustaceans and snailfish down there; a location that scientists did not know they called home until now.

“At that moment, I knew immediately that the deep ocean must be a much more thriving habitat than we had imagined.” ...

“Now it’s fairly common.” Fishermen, hunters and researchers gathered at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage in January to discuss how several fish species and marine animals ...

Paige Bueckers won Big East Player of the Year for the third time, leading a sweep of the conference's major awards Thursday by UConn. The third-ranked Huskies went 18-0 in the Big East and ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The rugged Iditarod started Monday, but a dearth of snow forced the iconic dog sled race to start further north and added a new route that allows mushers to bypass ...

This discovery was made during an expedition in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the world’s oceans. The species, a snailfish, was captured on film at an astounding depth, highlighting its ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Taco John’s ® is diving back into seafood with the return of its beloved Alaska Flounder Fish Tacos, available for a limited time beginning Feb ...

Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, listen to information on Jan. 9, 2025, at an Anchorage hearing of the Joint Legislative Task Force Evaluating Alaska’s ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday introduced a bill that would partially reverse Alaska’s 35-year-old ban on fish farms. House Bill 111 was referred to the House Fisheries Committee ...

Some of the most powerful drugs in our medical arsenal come from animal venom. Ozempic was derived from Gila monsters, a lizard native to the southwestern US; Prialt, used to treat chronic pain in ...

NOME, Alaska — Along the remote western edge of Alaska, just before it hits the narrow strait dividing America from the Russian Far East, Rolland Trowbridge is holding a contraption he designed ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is taking emergency pre-season action to protect King Salmon. The ADF&G released multiple emergency orders around the Cook ...