A short film which discusses how landmarks in Juneau and Glacier Bay received their names and how those names have changed over the past 200-years. Historic emphasis on the 'Burning of the Douglas Indian Village in 1958', the reinstatement of "Denali", and language preservation efforts. Filmed in Juneau, Hoonah, Glacier Bay National Park, Denali National Park, Angoon, Sitka, and Haines.

New time-lapse videos of Earth’s glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space – spanning nearly 50 years – are providing scientists with new insights into how the planet’s frozen regions are changing. (Courtesy/Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Time-lapse videos courtesy of Mark Fahnestock, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks Matthew R. Radcliff (USRA)

Every four years, millions of sockeye salmon journey thousands of miles from the ocean back to their native spawning grounds in Alaska. There, after eggs are laid, the parents die. Then the cycle begins anew as the next generation of salmon makes its way down the river and into the ocean.

How does the body size and overall health of humpback whales change across their migratory cycle? A team of researchers studying the animals that spend part of the year feeding in Alaska, and a few months fasting while in their Hawaiian breeding grounds, is making remarkable discoveries.

Take a tour and learn how to use the new Bird Migration Explorer—a first-of-its-kind digital platform that reveals migration data for birds across the western hemisphere—and then try it out for yourself! https://bit.ly/3SatJVT

Twelve-miles from Auke Bay, beneath the waves off the Alaskan coast lies a story that has long been forgotten by most of the world. It’s the story of the S.S. Princess Sophia, which ran aground and sank after some 40 hours of being stranded — taking with her all 350-plus passengers and crew. The largest loss of life in North America at the time.