Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

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

The newly discovered algae species Streptofilum arcticum possesses a potentially highly flexible cell wall: When water is ...

A blizzard whips the Danish, Greenlandic and Faroe Islands flags above the Joint Arctic Command headquarters overlooking the harbor of Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. The small military outpost ...

Researchers in a new study published in Nature Climate Change, have measured the flow of carbon in the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ ... Other reasons may include vegetation dieback (the gradual death of ...

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 ...

According to the company release, the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope filed a joint application last March for a FEMA grant to help fund redundant systems that can “withstand acts of ...

The Alaska Travel Industry Association advocates for thoughtful discussions on oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. President Trump's executive order aims to open ANWR for ...

Albany, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday evening declared a state of emergency across much of Upstate and Western New York as a lake effect snowstorm and frigid arctic air arrive. The ...

Researchers from the Woodwell Climate Research Center found that 34 percent of the Arctic-boreal zone (ABZ)—which includes tundra, boreal forests, and wetlands across Earth’s northern regions—has now ...

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