"Why on Earth would you take away a glacier photo collection?" Scientists issue urgent warning as vital US forecasting ...

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 ...

Simon journeys across a vast region of arctic tundra, endless forests and stunning fjords, through some of the most ...

He reveals all about Scadinavia's "stunning, almost otherworldly landscapes" and "a nuclear bunker hidden beneath a ...

During the summer, several destinations, from Norway to Alaska, experience the Midnight Sun, a phenomenon where the sun remains visible 24/7. This con ...

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed plans for a nuclear-powered land train designed to traverse the Arctic tundra ... Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair up until ...

These plants once clung to the Arctic tundra only where snow melted early ... Shrub lines affect more than flowers. Dark leaves absorb solar energy, warming surface layers and melting permafrost ice ...

while females display more flecking with dark feathers, providing camouflage in the varied tundra landscape. Snowy owls combine their superb insulation with behavioral adaptations that conserve energy ...

while the Arctic has warmed at nearly twice that rate. At the same time, higher temperatures are spurring the northward march of shrubby vegetation onto the open tundra; the dark, leafy plants soak up ...

North of Toolik, for instance, two dark, parallel tracks extend for miles across the tundra. A single vehicle that drove over the bumpy terrain in the 1940s made these marks. More than a half-century ...

As it shrinks, more of the sun’s energy is absorbed by the dark ocean, which accelerates ... For thousands of years, the shrubby landscape of the Arctic tundra stored carbon, but wildfires ...