UVA architecture students get hands-on experience addressing the effects of melting snow in Alaska’s northernmost town.

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

The consequences reach across the globe. The Arctic tundra now releases more carbon than it naturally draws down from the sky, as wildfires burn down its trees and permafrost thaw releases potent ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

The Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to the latest Arctic Report Card released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

For millennia, the Arctic tundra has helped stabilize global temperatures by storing carbon in the frozen ground. Wildfires have changed that, according to the latest Arctic Report Card released ...

The region is warming much faster than the rest of the planet and releasing carbon from its thawing soil. Umair Irfan of Vox ...

The Arctic tundra, with its infinite horizons and icy allure, holds a world of undiscovered adventures for the intrepid ...

Donald Trump’s plan to purchase Greenland is just one symptom of the world’s lust for polar minerals. But who wants to work ...

Across much of the world, planting more trees means more carbon is stored, and global warming is reduced. That's the thinking ...

The Mulgrave Hills are the farthest west extension of the Brooks Range. Arctic tundra, which for thousands of years was a net sink for atmospheric carbon, is now a net emitter, adding to the ...