If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

There could be ripple effects. Scientists raise red flag after discovering concerning trend with plants in Arctic: 'An early ...

Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It’s a trend that will continue at ...

It doesn’t shout for attention, it doesn’t bloom, and it doesn’t grow tall—but moss has been quietly thriving on this […] ...

Warming temperatures are causing Arctic peatlands to expand, temporarily boosting carbon storage—but long-term stability remains uncertain.

The Arctic tundra contains a number of low shrubs and sedges as well as reindeer mosses, liverworts, grasses, lichens, and around 400 types of flowers.

The icy fringe of our planet is sprouting new growth. Fast warming in the Arctic – now running at roughly four times the global average – is reshaping tundra landscapes and affecting shrubs and ...

Scientists studying Arctic plants say the ecosystems that host life in some of the most inhospitable reaches of the planet are changing in unexpected ways in an “early warning sign” for a ...

What’s good for the goose less so for Arctic ecosystems Author contact: Dana K. Kellett ([email protected]) Populations of migratory geese in North America have skyrocketed thanks to the ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou ...

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the Arctic region to release more carbon dioxide and methane than its plants remove. The tundra is now a global carbon emitter. Cladonia stellaris ...

Tundra describes the Arctic’s tree-less plains, where shrubs, grasses, and mosses grow and take in carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. Plants eventually release that CO2 back into the ...