In his new book 'Perseverance', Stephan Kesting reveals how he survived a six-week solo trip in the subarctic, and what he learned about himself along the way Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor ...

What was ancient Mars like? Was it warmer and wetter than it is today or cold and icy like present day Mars? This is what a recent study published in Communications Earth & Environment hopes to ...

A nondescript, decrepit twist of gnarled wood found tucked between rocks in the Finnish tundra is a lot more than meets the eye. Concealed within the tangled limbs of the now-dead common juniper ...

Release of carbon from high-latitude soils to the atmosphere may have significant effects on Earth’s climate. In this contribution, we evaluate visible–near-infrared spectroscopy (vis-NIRS) as a ...

Potential Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 26,500–15,000 BP) members of the Eastern Beringia (now Alaska-Yukon, northwest North America) vascular flora were recognized based on their contemporary ...