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 ...

A new study highlights the importance of caribou and muskoxen to the greening Arctic tundra, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra. The story of Arctic greening has ...

Despite the administration’s enthusiasm for developing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil companies have shown little ...

(CN) — As ice sheets disappear in the Arctic, scientists fretting about the dwindling populations of fungi and lichen — a plant organism that forms what looks like a crust when it grows on rocks and ...

The author made the most of what was probably his last chance to hunt caribou. Here's why caribou hunting opportunities have ...

In its latest push to develop Alaska's energy, the Trump Administration is reopening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to ...

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Arctic tundra, which has stored carbon for thousands of years, has now become a source of carbon dioxide. The new research, led by scientists at the Woodwell Climate Research Center in Falmouth, ...

Authors: Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder; Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder, and Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks The Arctic can feel like a far-off ...

The Arctic tundra is warming up and that's causing long-frozen ground to melt as well as an increase in wildfires. The region is "now emitting more carbon that it stores, which will worsen climate ...

A group of muskoxen gather on the Arctic tundra near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. (Jeff Kerby) The story of Arctic greening has overlooked some main characters. At center stage are climate change and ...

The story of Arctic greening has overlooked some main characters. At center stage are climate change and warming temperatures. Meanwhile, large grazing wildlife, such as caribou and muskoxen, also ...