It’s well established that the slow incremental “press” of rising temperatures is changing the Arctic landscape, threatening ...

A warming tundra has seen unexpected shifts, raising the alarm about fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them ...

Many gardeners plant and cultivate flowers and vegetables that don’t typically grow in Alaska, but plants native to Alaska ...

For thousands of years, lichens have quietly shaped Michigan’s landscapes—and their work is far from finished.

Herding them is the key to Sami culture, and depends on access to wide, open landscapes. Map: The Economist The green ...

Wildlife in the area includes some species you might expect in West Virginia—white-tailed deer leave delicate tracks in soft areas, black bears occasionally lumber through (though they generally avoid ...

Imagine walking through a slice of the Arctic tundra while never leaving West Virginia’s embrace. The Cranberry Bog Boardwalk ...

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet.

CREDIT: National Geographic/Bertie Gregory. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. James Cameron wasn’t near the penguins ...

Despite the red planet’s brutality, lichens that inhabit some of the harshest environments on Earth could possibly survive there. Lichens are symbionts, or two organisms that are in a ...

The Trump administration announced Friday it was moving to expand offshore drilling, potentially including in the Arctic. In a Friday press release, the Trump administration said it would replace ...

With political tensions mounting and everyone watching the Indo-Pacific, the Army must improve and innovate its methods of sustainment in the Arctic. Countries such as the People’s Republic of ...