I stood on the shore of the Chukchi Sea, at the far northern rim of Alaska. On that late May evening, a maze of shifting ice spilled off to the horizon; a world of the same stretched beyond that, more ...

The very first tally of the Chukchi Sea polar bears has just been published, and here’s the big takeaway: Despite a decline in their sea ice habitat, for now the bears are doing well. In a study ...

After investing seven years and $7 billion in hopes of finding a mother lode of oil in the American Arctic, Royal Dutch Shell PLC is scrapping its Chukchi Sea drilling program and ending exploration ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The only company to drill an exploratory oil well in Alaska's Chukchi Sea following a 2008 federal lease sale confirmed Tuesday it has relinquished nearly all of its leases. Royal ...

A population study of polar bears in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia finds that the population is thriving for now despite a loss of sea ice because of climate change. Lead author Eric ...

The cancelation of Shell's Arctic offshore exploration program and the relinquishment of most Chukchi Sea oil and gas leases clearly mark the end of the most recent phase of hydrocarbon exploration in ...

When Russian colonists encountered the Chukchi people, they met face to face with fierce warriors, who kept the neighboring tribes living in fear. And it’s not like the natives were planning on ...

Royal Dutch Shell has been given a permit to begin preparation work at exploratory drilling sites in the Arctic while it awaits certification for its oil spill response barge, US interior secretary, ...

Just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, the region of Chukotka has the most severe natural conditions in Russia but still supports small communities – including settlements where the descendants of ...

This article originally appeared at KNOM.org and is republished here with permission. Through the weekend of Nov. 13, ice extent in the Chukchi Sea was well above the month’s average of the last 30 ...

The Sikuliaq travels north in the Chukchi Sea in November 2021. (Photo courtesy of Seth Danielson) The final research cruise of 2021 in the Bering and Chukchi seas came through the region in November.