Zoë Sobel, Alaska's Energy Desk

Upon his retirement from the EPA, Michael Cox sent the agency head a letter with suggestions of how he could be a better leader including using science as a guiding principle and visiting Alaska.

What has eight arms, two tentacles and washed ashore on a beach in Unalaska Monday night? A more than six-foot long squid.

Scientists agree seabirds are a good indicators of overall ecosystem health, but they can’t agree on the cause of the Pribilof puffin die-off.

Nicole Beier always knew she wanted to work in science, but never imagined she’d end up in Unalaska. In a city of men, she’s managing three labs responsible for testing drinking water, salt water, and wastewater as well as fish inspections.

The Bering Sea Bairdi crab fishery stayed closed this year, for the first time in four years. State biologists decided there were too few crab to safely harvest, but fishermen are questioning that decision.

Bogged down with nearly half a million pictures, scientists are turning to the public for help. They’re asking citizen scientists to click through pictures and indicate if they see Steller sea lions.