A third of the Arctic’s tundra, forests, and wetlands have become a source of carbon emissions, a new study has found, as ...

Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, an international study published ...

Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...

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

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

That has mainly been due to carbon uptake from plants, which regulate ... But warming air temperatures in the Arctic are breaking down permafrost across the tundra, in some cases, severely.

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

In recent years, the Arctic tundra’s ability to emit less and absorb more carbon has taken a hit. A new analysis, which incorporated more data and better methods of examination, confirmed that the eco ...

Learn about hotspots in tundras and boreal forests that are releasing higher level of carbon dioxide, altering the carbon ...