Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered organisms such as plants and algae ... Every winter in the high Arctic, for example, the sun, hidden by ...

Some theories suggest that this “Arctic greening” will help counteract climate change. The idea is that since plants take up carbon dioxide as they grow, rising temperatures will mean Arctic ...

The study, published in Frontiers in Plant Science, examined pine trees and juniper shrubs in the Arctic. The research team ventured to Mount Iškoras in northern Norway, where these plants battle ...

An arctic front swept across the U.S., dropping temperatures and bringing sleet and snow as far south as South Texas, likely destroying a few plants and vegetation. To aid in bringing life back to ...

As the Arctic summer grows longer and warmer, tundra shrubs grow taller and the Arctic becomes greener. Animals once unable to survive in the polar extremes are now invading and competing for ...

Arctic wintergreen, a very rare species, grows among birch and willow shrubs near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet and recent modeling has shown that many Arctic plants may lose all their suitable habitat as soon as 2040. “Climate change poses an ...

MOVING EARLIER. As the onset of spring arrives earlier, some Arctic species are advancing the timing of important activities to try to keep pace. The flowering of plants, egg-laying of birds, and ...