These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light
Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...
Scientists Uncover How a Melting Arctic Is Driving Droughts and Extreme Weather
New research reveals that Arctic sea ice loss can disrupt weather worldwide, making California drier while increasing winter ...
The Scientist2y
Arctic Greening Won’t Save the Climate—Here’s Why
Some theories suggest that this “Arctic greening” will help counteract climate change. The idea is that since plants take up carbon dioxide as they grow, rising temperatures will mean Arctic ...
Earth.com5d
Palm tree fossils found in the Arctic rewrite Earth's climate history
Fossil evidence reveals that palm trees once thrived in the Canadian Arctic, challenging everything we know about Earth's ...
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Arctic blast: How to revive plants after a winter freeze
An arctic front swept across the U.S., dropping temperatures and bringing sleet and snow as far south as South Texas, likely destroying a few plants and vegetation. To aid in bringing life back to ...
Earth.com2d
Arctic kelp is absorbing toxic metals from melting glaciers
Arctic kelp absorbs metals from melting glaciers, increasing mercury levels by 72%. This could harm marine life and fisheries ...
Center for Biological Diversity1y
Endangered Species Protection Sought for Alaskan Arctic Flower Threatened by Climate Change
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet and recent modeling has shown that many Arctic plants may lose all their suitable habitat as soon as 2040. “Climate change poses an ...
Wilson Center7d
Notes from the Field | Uncharted Terrain: Monitoring Permafrost on the Arctic Coastal Plain
One of these remarkable places is the Arctic Coastal Plain. Whale bone pile, Wainwright, Alaska. Over a decade ago, our ...
Phys.org27d
Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age
where cushion plants still play a pivotal role today? In today's Arctic, this supportive quality could actually threaten their own survival. "Since the warming of the Arctic has already progressed ...