Furthermore, by knocking down trees and maintaining grasslands, Colossal says, mammoths will help slow snowmelt, ensuring Arctic ecosystems absorb less sunlight. Elephants—widely described as ...

Grasslands' biodiversity and resilience to ... in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) at CU Boulder. "It's an important ...

A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to ...

In 2021, the Arctic recorded more than 7,200 lightning ... “When we want to go and burn the grasslands, (the authorities) turn you in and they give you a ticket. They give you jail time ...

Schuur wants to see more research around turning Arctic forests into grasslands. For instance, he wants to know how this might affect permafrost in the summer. Would disturbing the snow allow ...

The New Arctic Kitchen movement brings together the ... grazed wild on scrubby, rocky grassland scented with thyme. Aningaaq R. Carlsen/Visit Greenland Mattak at Restaurant Kalaaliariq (Credit ...

To maintain grasslands nevertheless, "prescribed" burning, which is what land managers call controlled burning, is being discussed as a labor-efficient option. But not all grasslands are equal.