Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered organisms such as plants and algae ... Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) occupied RV Polarstern ...

By understanding how ancient plant ecosystems weathered extreme climate swings, researchers hope to learn valuable ...

Thriving ecosystems existed at polar latitudes back then ... By understanding how ancient plant ecosystems weathered extreme climate swings, we, as researchers, hope to learn valuable lessons about ...

Fossil evidence reveals that palm trees once thrived in the Canadian Arctic, challenging everything we know about Earth's ...

Whether or not it’s connected to climate change, the pattern is still rearing its head this winter and it’s working in tandem with the polar vortex. The jet stream and frigid air just could ...

The plants in a biome can also depend on ... At the other end of the Earth, the Antarctic Polar region has the same climate zone, but different animals live there. The Antarctic has no polar ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect a rare Arctic plant called the Alaskan glacier buttercup under the Endangered ...