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

The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic ...

Large swathes of one of Earth's largest carbon sinks are now emitting rather than capturing CO 2. More than a third of the Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) – including the tundra, forests, and wetlands around ...

Researchers in a new study published in Nature Climate Change, have measured the flow of carbon in the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ) — consisting of the treeless tundra, boreal forests, and wetlands in ...

NUNAVUT – Parts of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, an international study published Tuesday suggests, upending a millennia-old trend and raising ...

Michigan welcomes the large, magnificent snowy owl from the Arctic tundra – and its appearance can attract a lot of attention ...

A new study suggests regions of the Arctic tundra are now releasing more planet-warming gases than they absorb, upending a millennia-old trend. The study published in academic journal Nature ...

The team found that 34 percent of the ABZ, which includes the wetlands, boreal forests, and treeless tundra, is now a source of carbon rather than a sink. If emissions from wildfires were added to the ...

Rohan Chakravarty is a cartoonist and illustrator from Nagpur. His series, ‘Green Humour’, consists of cartoons and comics on ...

Even though his recent years’ work in Arctic Alaska has been focused on plants, he said encountering willows and other woody plants covering what used to be open tundra west of the Dalton ...