The pristine Alaskan rivers face an unprecedented threat due to the climate crisis and researchers fear it will get only ...

"The most climate-stressed regions all contained permafrost, which is vulnerable to thaw as temperatures rise," researcher Sue Natali said.

A study has found that as climate change causes the Arctic permafrost to melt, pathogens may awaken and damage crops. The ...

A third of the Arctic is now emitting climate-changing greenhouse gasses after thousands of years of storing them, according ...

A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.

Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, a new report shows.

Carbon in the ocean can lead to higher levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the air, which contributes to climate change. The ...

More needs to be done to better understand rapidly changing Arctic landscapes that are sinking as climate-driven permafrost ...

When I was drinking coffee with a cab-driving-author friend of the same vintage last week, he said of my occupation: “It’s the best job in Alaska.” After a few seconds of pondering, I nodded.  It has ...

Learn about hotspots in tundras and boreal forests that are releasing higher level of carbon dioxide, altering the carbon balance in the world's coldest regions.

A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...

Alaska's political leaders are cheering an expansive executive order signed by President Donald Trump that aims to boost oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in the state ...