Climate change is warming the Arctic tundra about four times faster than the rest of the planet. Now, a study suggests that rising temperatures will spur underground microbes there to produce more ...

Climate change is rapid in the Arctic. As the climate warms, shrubs expand towards higher latitudes and altitudes. Researcher Julia Kemppinen together with her colleagues investigated the impacts of ...

Stand on the tundra in Alaska and it looks like nothing special. A vast, flat plain of amber grass, shallow ponds, and dark soil stretching to the horizon. No obvious drama, no visible crisis. But a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The unique vegetation of the Arctic tundra could disappear by the year ...

Living and nonliving factors that influence the types of vegetation that grow at different elevations in the Arctic tundra also regulate the types of bacteria that grow in the soil. The distribution ...

DSC07049a - Field team working on instruments installed in the tundra soils to continuously monitor soil temperature and water content, in Svalbard, during winter. Field team working on instruments ...