The Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay calves on July 11. A humpback whale surfaces near Point Adolphus on July 12th. A juvenile bald eagle takes flight after feeding on a dead whale carcass in ...

Glacier Bay is home to 12 tidewater glaciers — ice sheets strong enough to reach the sea — and about 200 smaller glaciers. It remains a spectacular sight.

William S. Cooper left directions from over 100 years ago. But rediscovering the lost research plots in Glacier Bay required an epic adventure. Listen now ...

The idea of using repeat photography to study Alaska glaciers is almost as old as the first photos of them. In 1910, geologists visited Prince William Sound and Glacier Bay, comparing their ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — I recently returned from a beautiful Alaska and Glacier Bay tour with 44 other WMBD viewers. It was a trip that would have us explore the 49th state of the Union and ...

Group of sea otters in Glacier Bay National Park, 2016. Photo by Jamie Womble Using our new approach, we discovered that the Glacier Bay sea otter population grew more than 21 percent per year ...

No, Glacier and Glacier Bay national parks are not the same. Yes, they are both worth visiting. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America ...

There are thousands of glaciers in Alaska, and seeing some up close will surely be a highlight of any trip you might be planning to the 49th state this summer. Here are some sightseeing options ...

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is home to some of the oldest ecology records in the world. But until fairly recently, nobody knew where to find the metal nails that marked the research ...