An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last 5,500 years encased in alpine tundra. But as temperatures continue to ...

frozen in ice on a barren tundra in northwest Wyoming. Uncovering the rest of the story is a race against time. The ghostly fallen trees and stumps were revealed in a melting ice patch in the ...

Landscape fires trigger soil erosion processes: the tundra's upper cover, being left without plant protection, warms up faster and deeper, which leads to a significant degradation of the permafrost.

Bogs, Bays, and Tiny Trees In summer, Wapusk National Park’s peat bogs and marshy wetlands are nearly impossible for visitors to safely navigate. In the tundra, sedge meadows, peat bogs ...