When ConocoPhillips won federal approval last year to explore for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, environmental groups warned the ...

The fragile Arctic tundra is undergoing a dramatic transformation, according to a University of Gothenburg study. The international research shows that plants from nearby forests are steadily ...

Two bull caribou of the Western Arctic Caribou Herd swimming across the Kobuk River during fall 2011 migration in Kobuk Valley National Park. The herd has been in decline since hitting its peak ...

With plans to sell off over a million acres of natural habitat for oil and gas development, the Trump administration is ignoring the dire impact on its fragile ecosystem ...

A federal judge ruled that regulators reasonably concluded a combination of snow cover, frozen soil and operational limits ...

A new study published in NPJ Climate Action proposes a more radical approach, suggesting that harvested boreal timber could ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou Herd ...

On this side of the Atlantic, people mostly associate reindeer with Christmas and Santa’s sleigh. However, people who live in areas like Norway, Finland, Siberia, and even Alaska know that reindeer ...

Global warming just got a brand-new source for trapping heat as Arctic tundra turns up the dial on CO2 emissions. It’s now in the ranks of cars, trains, and planes as an official emitter of carbon ...

A combination of increased microbial activity, thawing permafrost, and more frequent wildfires now means the Arctic is releasing more carbon dioxide than it’s storing, according to the 2024 Arctic ...

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