This story appears in the April 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. The archaeological site of Nunalleq on the southwest coast of Alaska preserves a fateful moment, frozen in time.

Homes in the US are heated by a variety of fuels. The interplay of who, what, and where is on full display in this detailed ...

Immense beyond imagination, Alaska covers more territory than Texas, California, and Montana combined. Wide swaths of the 49th state—aptly nicknamed the “Last Frontier”—are untamed and ...

Alaska Native Language map. Source: Alaska Geographic Alliance. Click image for a larger view At the time of contact with Russian explorers in the mid-18th century, Alaska was occupied by ...

These lessons were prepared by teachers attending the Alaska Geographic Alliance’s Harriman Summer Institute. The lesson are listed by principal subject; many are cross-disciplinary, and include ...