Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered organisms such as plants and algae ... Every winter in the high Arctic, for example, the sun, hidden by ...

Some theories suggest that this “Arctic greening” will help counteract climate change. The idea is that since plants take up carbon dioxide as they grow, rising temperatures will mean Arctic ...

Polar habitats are often cold, windy and covered in frozen snow and ice. At the top of the Earth is the North Pole, and at the bottom of the Earth is the South Pole. We are here. But have you ever ...

A deep dive into Earth’s distant past shows how life on land struggled to recover long after the worst warming event of all time.

The Arctic is warming faster than any region on Earth. See how climate change is dramatically transforming this polar landscape and the animals and plants that depend on it.