Instead, as the temperature drops, a different set of species may arrive from the boreal forests and Arctic tundra of the far north. Some are reliable visitors that show up every year, while ...

The boreal forest is the largest forest in the world, wrapping right around Earth’s entire northern hemisphere like a giant green headband. It acts as the lungs of the planet, producing much of ...

Once considered a common western garden amphibian, the large, warty boreal toad has recently experienced dramatic population declines, suffering across its U.S. range from threats like habitat ...