The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of ...

Many of the bird species that arctic foxes hunt during the summer migrate south to escape the harsh winter weather. The foxes ...

A new review on zoonotic infections (diseases spread by animals) in the Canadian Arctic offers important guidance to clinicians, as the region gains global attention and climate change raises the ...

Habitats are diverse environments where plants and animals live, providing natural resources that living things need to ...

For millennia, the Arctic-boreal zone has acted as a critical carbon reservoir, locking away vast amounts of carbon dioxide ...

A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet ... As permafrost thaws, long-dead plant matter begins to decompose and release planet-warming CO2 and methane ...

The risk of losing stored carbon is high. Scientists warn against problematic trend gaining traction in the Arctic: 'It does ...

Across much of the world, planting more trees means more carbon is stored, and global warming is reduced. That’s the thinking behind recent proposals to plant more trees in Alaska, Greenland and ...

Discover Russia's rare and unique wildlife, including the only freshwater seals in the world, Arctic ... tundra of Siberia to the dense forests of the Far East, the country boasts an array of ...

NUNAVUT – Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet ... Once it thaws, scientists warn long-dead plant matter can decompose and release massive amounts of planet-warming carbon ...

Snow is white, which makes it reflect about three quarters of the solar energy hitting it when covering the tundra ... do people plant trees in the Arctic? Local people might want to ensure ...