The tundra biome contains only about 3% of the world’s flora. Up to 60% of the flora can be made up of long-lived hemicryptophytes. Windy conditions and low temperatures select for low growing ...

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

Some of the world’s main biomes include rainforest, desert, savannah, grassland, woodland and tundra. Each biome has characteristics that make it unique, for example Alaska is a type of tundra.

The largest group of people in the Canadian Arctic are the Inuit ... animals and plants have adapted to survive the harsh Arctic tundra biome.