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With willows now tall enough to poke through snow, snowshoe hares can find winter food and hiding spots all the way to the Arctic Ocean. Typically forest dwellers, they’ve now colonized Alaska ...

In northern Finland – a vast expanse of frozen lakes, snowbound cabins and endless Arctic forest – you can bank on a proper winter whiteout from the beginning of November until the end of March.

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

When Merritt Turetsky heads north for fieldwork in the Arctic, she holds her breath. “I have no idea what I'm going to find,” said Turetsky, director of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research ...

Each ring is unique with varying designs such as a winter wonderland or an arctic forest. They take between 5-6 weeks to make, with the most expensive ones costing around £150. Produced by Leon ...

The Arctic region is warming at a rate that is far above the global average. Consequently, snow, glaciers, and permafrost are melting—all of which are contributing to coastal run-off plumes.