For most of the year, snow covers Colorado’s highest peaks. Above about 11,000 feet, cold blustery winds can be relentless through the winter. But summer can transform these Alpine tundra environments ...

Tundra plants can eek out an existence in the very short summers of the Canadian High Arctic such as here on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut. (Anne Bjorkman, University of Gothenburg) Rapid climate change ...

Spring is approaching, and so is Colorado’s wildflower season. With unique habitats and locations found around the state, here are some rare wildflowers to look for in Colorado as featured by the ...