Plants in the Arctic tundra are growing taller because of climate change, according to new research from a global collaboration led by the University of Edinburgh. Stock image of Arctic poppies.

“Tundra plants grow slowly, trapping carbon below ground,” explains ecologist Isla Myers-Smith of the University of Edinburgh. “As much as two thirds of plant biomass could actually be growing below ...

Arctic tundra stretches across approximately 5 million square miles northern Alaska, Canada, Europe and Asia. The tundra’s northern boundary is the Arctic Ocean, but you can’t draw a single ...

Warming global climate is changing the vegetation structure of forests in the far north. It’s a trend that will continue at ...

Plants in the Arctic are growing taller because of climate change, according to a recent study. The Arctic tundra has traditionally been the domain of low-growing grasses and dwarf shrubs. The ...

Plants face a unique set of challenges: the growing season only runs about half as long as the alpine tundra’s, and unlike the alpine tundra, the arctic tundra has poorly drained soil because of ...

“Tundra plants grow slowly, trapping carbon below ground,” explains ecologist Isla Myers-Smith of the University of Edinburgh. “As much as two thirds of plant biomass could actually be growing below ...