Whale bones form a monument to lost sailors in Utqiagvik, Alaska, overlooking the Arctic Ocean. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch) At 2:16 a.m., the sun finally dipped below the horizon, marking the first ...

For most people, the sun rises and sets within 24 hours. But in some parts of the world, the sun refuses to go down, sometimes for ...

UTQUIAGVIK, Alaska - After 65 days without sun, Utqiaġvik, Alaska, finally saw a glimpse on Monday. For the first time this year, the Alaskan community about 320 miles north of the Arctic circle ...

This weekend, the sun rose at 2:51 a.m. on Saturday, but it didn’t set Saturday night, and Sunday marked the first calendar day that featured 24 hours of nonstop daylight. It wo ...

(CNN/KAKE) - If you're a night owl, you may want to consider spending your winters in northern Alaska. Utqiagvik, Alaska, formerly known as Barrow, experienced its last sunrise and sunset on Monday, ...

Teacher Robin Reeves has been documenting her time in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, including the two months of darkness, on TikTok Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...