A new international study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that vegetation in the Arctic is changing rapidly as species from nearby forests spread into the tundra. This ...

Scientists are reintroducing large animals to Siberia's Pleistocene Park. This project aims to restore ancient grassland ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Foreboding environmental milestones abounded again this year in the Arctic, where experts say dramatic climate shifts are ...

The Arctic tundra now emits more carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases than it absorbs. Rising temperatures due to climate change have shifted the ecosystem’s effect on the planet – it has moved ...

When UC Santa Barbara doctoral student Seeta Sistla and her adviser, environmental studies professor Josh Schimel, went north not long ago to study how long-term warming in the Arctic affects carbon ...

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 ...

Long before the Arctic looked the way it does now, a stretch of Norway's northern coastline supported an unexpectedly rich ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. River aufeis (ow′ fīse) are widespread features of the arctic cryosphere. They form when river channels become locally restricted by ice, ...

Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change ...

The Grövelsjö mountains in the northern corner of Dalarna are home to the largest colonization of boreal species on the bare mountains. Credit: Tage Vowles A new international study involving ...

Foreboding environmental milestones abounded again this year in the Arctic, where experts say dramatic climate shifts are fundamentally altering the ecosystem and how it operates. One recent turning ...

A member of a fire crew makes their way to the Riley Fire in Denali National Park and Preserve, AlaskaPaul Ollig/National Park Service via AP From Alaska to Siberia, the Arctic is changing so rapidly ...