enabling scientists to confirm a split in Alaska tundra swan populations. Swans that spend their summers in tundra lakes north of the Brooks Range are East Coast birds in the winter, settling in ...

Unusually warm temperatures probably enhanced vegetation growth in Southwest Alaska’s sparsely populated tundra, leading to a record-breaking 2022 wildfire season. And coastal flooding ...

Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not too long ago, Alaska scientists discovered more about where ...

Beavers are taking over the Alaskan tundra, completely transforming its ... if there's enough unfrozen water in winter — then they're going to forever change that place." Read next BI Tech ...

Alaska Native communities have been raising ... The community relies on planes and snowmobiles to travel across the tundra in winter, or boats in summer. Most supplies and construction crews ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Searchers flew over stretches of ice-covered seas and scoured miles of frozen tundra Friday for any ... squalls and high winds in the winter, and residents were told ...

Arctic tundra plants must adapt to the cold, dark conditions of the tundra as the sun does not rise during the winter months. These plants experience brief growth periods during summer when ...