The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related ...

The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of ...

A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a ...

Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming ... Once it thaws, scientists warn long-dead plant matter can decompose and release massive amounts of planet-warming carbon ...

Many of the bird species that arctic foxes hunt during the summer migrate south to escape the harsh winter weather. The foxes ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last 5,500 years encased in alpine tundra. But as temperatures continue to ...

The trouble all along is that Project Tundra is a boondoggle. It's been almost a decade since the project's main sponsor ...

Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of plant tissue) and the growing frequency of permafrost thaw. In tundra regions, average annual soil temperatures are trending toward ...

But, until recently, there weren't precise figures to quantify the diversity of plant life on islands. A study involving an international team of scientists has filled this gap. The researchers ...