A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities ... only makes up a fraction of the water discharged to the sea, it's liberating an ...

An international research team has described a newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum and its cell functions ...

The Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, according to the latest Arctic Report Card released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

The newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum possesses a potentially highly flexible cell wall to help it survive ...

The consequences reach across the globe. The Arctic tundra now releases more carbon than it naturally draws down from the sky, as wildfires burn down its trees and permafrost thaw releases potent ...

NUNAVUT – Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet ... As sea ice melts, the exposed darker ocean water can absorb more heat, which causes more ice to melt and warms the planet.

The arctic tundra encircles the North Pole ... leaving muddy pools of water. Some plants and vegetation do grow here. The bearberry plant has had to evolve to survive the harsh and freezing ...

Tundra swans winter on the water and sleep afloat ... including swarms of voracious Arctic mosquitoes. Tundra swans can be nasty when aroused, and the birds may even be able to fend off predators ...

Open water does not affect Alaska’s western and eastern Arctic tundra regions equally, and the results are seen on the ground, Dial said. Both the Western Arctic herd range and the Porcupine ...