Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It’s a trend that will continue at ...

The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across nearly 23 ...

Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not too long ago, Alaska scientists discovered more about where ...

It discusses various biomes such as the Arctic tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, grasslands, and deserts, detailing their characteristics, flora, and fauna.

On the morning of Sunday, June 30, 2024, the air in the Arctic tundra was anything but arctic. It was a windless and muggy 72-degree day. Under the hazy blue sky, the crisp aroma of Labrador tea ...

Map of average air temperature across the Arctic for October 2023–September 2024 compared to the 1991–2020 average. Areas with warmer-than-average temperatures are orange and red, and areas ...

Climate change has already begun to instigate environment-altering effects around the world, and the latest evidence is cropping up in arctic regions that are emitting increasing amounts of carbon ...

Map of areas that experienced ecosystem climate stress in the Arctic-boreal region. This map is based on data from between 1997-2020 as detected by multiple variables including satellite data and ...

Map of areas that experienced ecosystem climate stress in the Arctic-boreal region between 1997-2020 as detected by multiple variables including satellite data and long-term temperature records. Watts ...

In the 2024 Arctic Report Card, released Dec. 10, we brought together 97 scientists from 11 countries, with expertise ranging from wildlife to wildfire and sea ice to snow, to report on the state ...

From Alaska to Siberia, the Arctic is changing so rapidly that there is no "normal" there now, scientists warn. The consequences reach across the globe.

Coastal flooding is worsening in many communities as Arctic glaciers and the Greenland Ice Sheet send meltwater into the oceans. Heat-trapping gases released by Arctic wildfires and thawing tundra mix ...