This tally of animals’ effect on Earth’s geology, equivalent to that of thousands of extreme floods, most likely is an ...

From rainforests to coral reefs, scientists have uncovered a hidden pattern that explains how life on Earth is organized.

Captive-bred salamander can survive in the wild, and old fynbos seeds will germinate, sowing science’s hope for habitat ...

Through new research, a team in Montana State University's College of Agriculture has published a comprehensive look at ...

Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre scholarships and housing help in a ...

“Often when we think about climate change impacts on the planet we think about biodiversity loss, but in the temperature-limited tundra, climate change is multi-faceted,” said Isla Myers-Smith a ...

Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change ...

“Our study sheds light on how climate change is reshaping one of the world’s most fragile ecosystems, which is warming at four times the global average,” said lead author Dr. Mariana García Criado, a ...

Many plants on the tundra are low-growing to withstand strong winds, and if it gets warmer, more species can become established, increasing biodiversity in some places. “But where the shrubs take over ...

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“The tremendous diversity of migration strategies we identify in Alaskan tundra swans, without clear impacts on survival, underscores the ability of this species to adapt to different ...