curid=4005639 As a tundra animal, the polar bear is well adapted to living in the cold and harsh environment of the Arctic. These majestic creatures have a thick layer of fur, which keeps them warm ...

For millennia, the tundra regions of the Arctic drew in carbon from the atmosphere ... The sink-to-source switch means that carbon-based plant and animal matter that has been stored in permafrost ...

Arctic tundra, which for thousands of years was a ... The sink-to-source switch means that carbon-based plant and animal matter that has been stored in permafrost for thousands of years now ...

We look at the worrying trend of carbon emissions from the Arctic tundra, the coldest region in the planet, and the geography of biomes. The extreme weather event is Cyclone Chido that struck ...

“When we put that all together, what we found is that the tundra region has shifted from a carbon sink, which it has been for many thousands of years,” said Susan Natali, an Arctic ecologist ...

December 18, 2024 • This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.

Dec. 20, 2024 — Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research suggests they are increasingly at ...

"The fact that it is conserved so widely across the animal kingdom suggests that it likely holds an evolutionary function, and research suggests that it functions in a variety of domains," he said ...

The number of humans it kills each year. If you weren’t expecting that answer, then buckle up. We’re interested in learning about the world’s deadliest animals. These creatures come in all shapes and ...