The re-profiling of plant communities is important because it could alter the way the tundra ecosystem functions. Taller Arctic plants will trap more snow around them, insulating the ground from ...

The study suggests one of the main drivers of the shift could be thawing permafrost, frozen ground that covers almost half of Canada’s land mass and in some areas has remained below zero C for hundred ...

The declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd use habitat with differing levels of climate change-related shrub growth.

Wildlife presenter Ferne Corrigan takes a look at the Arctic tundra and how plants and animals have adapted to live in this biome. Ferne describes the location of the tundra biomes around the ...

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

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

Recent findings indicate that the Arctic's traditional role as a planetary cooling agent is faltering, with hotspots and ...

The Arctic tundra is now emitting more carbon dioxide ... The warming Arctic has dual effects, adversely impacting soil, ice, plants, animals, and communities that rely on them, with consequences ...

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, a new report shows.