Russia formally sold Alaska to the United States for just $7.2 million. While this may seem like an unbelievable bargain today, there were several strategic and financial reasons behind the sale.

An 8.8 earthquake near Russia has triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific region, with dozens of cruise ships ...

Tsunami alerts have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan, Alaska, Hawaii and the US West Coast after the earthquake struck off Russia’s far eastern coast. Follow for live updates.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher ground ...

BY CAYLA VIDMAR In Sept. 2017, Heather Lea stepped off her BMW G 650 GS in Magadan, Russia, the final stop in a 93,740km motorcycle ride through 40 countries. Seven years later, her book about the ...

First waves hit California and Hawaii after massive 8.8-Richter earthquake strikes Russia - Magnitude 8.8 quake near Russia-controlled Kuril Islands is one of the most powerful ever recorded ...

Tsunami waves measuring up to 1.3 meters were observed off the Pacific coast of Japan, with authorities urging people in ...

The ship, one of seven Canadian icebreakers scheduled to deploy for the Coast Guard's Arctic summer operations between June ...

It is in no one’s interest to militarise the Arctic but thanks to something of an arms race heating up between the US, Russia ...

Where did Europe's distinct Uralic family of languages—which includes Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian—come from? New ...

Furor over the Jeffrey Epstein memo is picking up steam in Washington, raising pressure on President Trump ‘s administration to shift tacks even as the president ramps up efforts to castigate allies ...