Competition for food and nest-building material has become so intense in Canada’s central Arctic that many lowland areas once ... and the Environment study cataloged a wide variety of lichens, mosses ...

The far north of Scandinavia is synonymous with Christmas – and minus 30 degree temperatures. Which makes visiting at a ...

Reindeer, often associated with wintry folklore and Arctic landscapes, are emerging as unexpected warriors in the battle ...

Arctic grasses, mosses, and lichens cover much of the ground, providing a food source for herbivores like reindeer and other grazing animals. Few other species of wildlife live there, making it a ...

"It has long been an iconic woodland, known not only for its biology, including some of the rarest species of mosses and lichens that are ... sovereignty in the Arctic," Harris said. " ...

Map of Swedish Lapland.Credit: A forested wilderness of raging rivers and fish-filled lakes just below the Arctic Circle ... is always talking to you”. Moss on a tree trunk grows on the northern ...

Arctic-Alpine Botanical Garden in Tromsø ... flower and plant displays are grown between boulders covered with lichen and moss. Dating back to the 18th century, Sanssouci was originally the ...

The scent of Arctic sage suffuses the air as we navigate ... In their shadowy understory, mosses and lichen thrive. Here the active layer above the permafrost is less than two feet deep.

Wildlife in the area includes some species you might expect in West Virginia—white-tailed deer leave delicate tracks in soft ...

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

Arctic fox. Image by Algkalv ... their metabolism to extract maximum nutrition from limited winter vegetation, feeding on woody plants, mosses, and lichens that other herbivores cannot digest ...