Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered organisms such as plants and algae ... Every winter in the high Arctic, for example, the sun, hidden by ...

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...

Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest known juniper shrub in Finland, and it’s an incredible 1,647 years old! Researchers from the University of Padua in Italy found this ancient plant in ...

The elongated ice masses, which are threatened by human-caused climate change, help spark new life in the surrounding "polar desert" and ... to study how arctic plants colonize new land.

Deserts are dry and usually hot ... although the top part defrosts in summer and plants such as mosses can grow. In the Arctic, the ice provides a natural hunting ground for the polar bear ...