A melting glacier in southeastern Alaska has birthed a brand-new island in the middle of a growing lake, according to recent images captured by NASA satellites. The 2-square-mile island is a small ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A retreating glacier revealed a new island in Alaska this summer, as lake water filled in to surround a land mass once hugged by ice. Mauri S. Pelto, a glaciologist at Nichols ...

New Delhi: Over a period of 25 years, a new island has emerged in Alaska. The Alsek glacier encircled a small mountain known as Prow Knob, and over the previous summer, the glacier lost contact with ...

There weren't many witnesses to the birth of an island in southeastern Alaska. The nearest human settlement is 60 miles away, and the new landmass is nestled in a remote corner of the Saint Elias ...

A new five-year offshore oil and gas leasing plan proposes 21 sales in Alaska, from the Gulf of Alaska to the High Arctic.