Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal ...

The exact number of reindeer in the world is unknown, though it’s estimated to be in the range of seven million. Many ...

Greening sounds good compared to deforestation, but in the Arctic, the expansion of plant life amplifies dangerous feedback ...

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Across the Circumpolar North (a region spanning three continents that includes eight countries), scientists have observed increases in greening of between 20% and 40% in recent decades.

Stunningly preserved fossils of reptilian footprints and underbellies discovered last year in the Italian Alps have helped ...

Yards and fields will soon become lookout stations for the annual Christmas Bird Count, the world’s largest and longest-running bird census.

To color these pieces of silk with aniline blue dye, Gracile Roxas had to do her homework. Roxas, a textile conservator who was then a master’s student at the University of Glasgow, wanted to ...

By Austyn Gaffney Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove ... the most commonly seen species to receive federal protection ...

Rising temperatures are causing the permafrost to melt, releasing greenhouse gases and further accelerating global warming.