Cook Inlet beluga whales, an endangered Alaskan population of about 300, use distinct call types for different activities.

A group of surfers were surprised – and scared – when a pod of orcas showed up at a remote wave on an Alaskan Island in the ...

Authorities confirmed reports that someone carved initials into the carcass of a gray whale that washed ashore on Whidbey ...

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Cook Inlet belugas swimming in northern Cook Inlet, near Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Arial BrewerAlaska's Cook Inlet was home to nearly 1,300 beluga ...

OAK HARBOR, Wash. — A 19th gray whale has died in Washington waters this year, a record that points to threats to the population. The whale was reported floating on the west side of Whidbey Island on ...

Juneau, Alaska, offers glaciers, whale watching, and Indigenous history. It's also the only U.S. state not accessible by road ...

Our pilot tells us we'll see hundreds of glaciers, in a range so inaccessible many of the peaks don't have names. One of our ...

Routes Europe 2025 attendees Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and WestJet are opening new European links over the coming weeks. Fresh from making its European debut with flights to Rome, Alaska ...

Avoid common packing regrets with these Alaska cruise in May essentials for cold mornings, rain, wind and glacier days.