In western Siberia, a rare kind of gas explosion is carving deep, near vertical craters in the tundra. Some of these massive ...

Green summer tundra and the rolling Mulgrave Hills in northwestern Alaska's Cape Krusenstern National Monument are seen on July 11, 2011. The Mulgrave Hills are the farthest west extension of the ...

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 ...

The 10 hottest years on record have all occurred within the past decade, with 2024 likely to be the warmest yet. But the Arctic has warmed up at a faster rate than the planet as a whole during that ...

Scientists warn the Arctic boreal zone is shifting from carbon sink to source as wildfires, thawing soils, and methane reshape the balance.

Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of carbon dioxide. The new research, led by scientists at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth, ...

Many species of grasses and shrubs that can live in both the tundra and the forest are gaining ground in the tundra. This is ...

This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual Arctic Report Card. It contained sobering news about the state of the tundra. NOAA reported that after storing ...

A new international study involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg shows that vegetation in the Arctic is ...