New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between ...

Think of a remote arc of volcanic islands that extends nearly 1,000 miles from the tip of Alaska towards Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Battered by storms, enveloped in fog, and perched on some of the ...

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday rescued five people in waters near Umnak Island, in the region of Alaska’s remote Aleutian Islands, the service said in a news release. Those who were rescued had ...

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was recorded on March 4 near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake struck shortly before 9 a.m. local time about 139 miles ...

Dr. Bouffard is an assistant professor of Arctic security at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Dr. Beehner is a senior director at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs. See more of ...

Stretching between Alaska and the Pacific Ocean, the Aleutian Islands form a remote chain of volcanic landscapes shaped by wind, water, and time. This aerial view reveals rolling green hills, winding ...

A U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina (BuNo 33969) of Patrol Squadron 61 (VP-61) flies on patrol near a snowy Aleutian Island, in March 1943. This aircraft crashed on 17 January 1944 at Massacre ...

A large stretch of the Alaska coast was on watch for a tsunami for several hours Wednesday afternoon after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake off the Aleutian Islands, officials said. Subscribe to read this ...

German soldiers never set foot on the speck of land at the far end of the Aleutian Islands during World War II, but the name persisted. By Adeel Hassan See more of our coverage in your search ...