POZNAŃ, Poland — In the Arctic’s harsh borderlands, where trees wage a constant battle for survival, an international research team has discovered that extreme cold leaves lasting fingerprint ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

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

Trees, being green or brown, absorb more sunlight than reflective white snow, thus warming the region." Moreover, Arctic regions face frequent natural disturbances such as wildfires and droughts.

and large-scale tree-planting projects in the Arctic have been championed by governments and corporations as a way to mitigate the worst effects of climate change. However, when trees are planted ...

Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...

Arctic kelp absorbs metals from melting glaciers, increasing mercury levels by 72%. This could harm marine life and fisheries ...

Just when an 80-degree day earlier this month had Ismael Rodriguez thinking he could move his inventory of palm trees outside, an approaching arctic cold front forced his staff of seven to fire up ...

Researchers found that climate change induced glacial melt increases the heavy metal content and changes the microbiome of ...

The researchers discovered tiny silica structures, called phytoliths, which form in plant tissues. These fossils were found ...

A new study by Connecticut College provides strong evidence that palm trees once thrived in subarctic Canada, reshaping scientific understanding of past Arctic climates. Professor Peter Siver's ...