Scientists warn that the Siberian tundra could disappear by the year 2500 if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced. The melting of permafrost could pose serious problems for our planet.

Outside, seven more of the teepee-like tents cluster in a semicircle. Swells of Siberian tundra roll north toward the Arctic Ocean; a reindeer herd grazes on a distant crest. It’s mid-July ...

Russia is largely in the continent of Asia, but it also lies partly in Europe. It is a large country in the Northern Hemisphere. The tundra biome is the coldest. It lies in the far north of Russia ...

Ancient hunters killed woolly mammoths for their meat. Today in Russia’s Arctic the search is on for their valuable tusks. 15 min read This story appears in the April 2013 issue of National ...

We surveyed the microbial community structure in cryoturbated soils from nine soil profiles in the northeastern Siberian tundra using high-throughput sequencing and quantification of bacterial ...