The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted ...

It's likely the tundra retains even older juniper shrubs, the researchers say, which means efforts to protect this remarkable biome are warranted. "Current warming at high latitudes, along with ...

The arctic biome (biome 9 of Ziegler, 1990) represents a tree-less tundra with a diminutive flora of herbs and small shrubs because of the abridged growing season (can also be only one month in modern ...

Maybe I made bad in my life, God sent me here!" the 75-year-old said. The Midnight Sun Mosque, widely referred to as the "Little Mosque on the Tundra," opened its doors in August 2010 to serve a ...

These rare flowers are part of the Cerrado biome, which is at risk of deforestation. Photograph: Marcio Esteves Cabral/World Nature Photography Awards Gold Award: Clive Burns, Behaviour Birds ...