The creek is a mile-long stream on the southeastern side of Little Kiska Island, beside the bigger, more prominent Kiska Island 242 miles west of Adak at the far end of the Aleutian chain.

As temperatures rise on the Kenai Peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change — affecting both salmon and humans, new research suggests.

The development of oil projects on Alaska's North Slope and in the Arctic is significantly boosting job growth in these ...