Key factors influencing biomes include light and water availability. It discusses various biomes such as the Arctic tundra, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, tropical rainforest, grasslands ...

Despite global cuts to mercury emissions, Arctic wildlife are accumulating toxic levels as century-old pollution rides ocean ...

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 ...

Mercury concentrations in Arctic wildlife are on the rise despite reductions in mercury release, according to a new study ...

A recent study has found that climate change is altering Arctic plant composition, with some species declining in response to ...

Guest Opinion. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a pristine wilderness, and it is sacred land. Since time immemorial, it ...

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 ...