it also lacks terrestrial mammalian predators and woody plants, the study said. The small group of sub antarctic islands have a tundra climate, meaning that tree growth in the archipelago is ...

Antarctica might be a frozen wonderland, but it has some seriously strange rules! For starters, you can’t bring dogs there—no pups allowed! It’s because scientists worry dogs might spread diseases to ...

"The absence or presence of herbivores can also impact the timing of plant growth and their productivity." Many caribou populations in the Arctic are in decline, including migratory tundra caribou ...

The study, published today in the journal PNAS Nexus, highlights the importance of large herbivores to the Arctic ecosystem, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra ...

linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra. Phenology is the study of the timing and cyclical patterns in nature, such as when birds migrate, or when a plant first ...

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This beautiful bird travels from the Arctic, where it breeds in the summer, to the Antarctic for the winter ... caribou start ...

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

"There is ample evidence that large herbivores affect plant communities and snow conditions in ways that result in net cooling," said Macias-Fauria. "This happens both directly, by keeping tundra ...

The Arctic is warming faster than any other area of the planet. How environmental change affects the landscape, weather ...

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However, when trees are planted in the wrong places - such as normally treeless tundra and mires ... from the University of Cambridge’s Scott Polar Research Institute. However, the researchers ...