Montana State University scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree ...

An ancient fossilized forest in Montana is reemerging 600 feet higher than the present-day tree line after spending the last ...

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a ...

Ancient forest preserved under ice on the Beartooth Plateau provides a rare look into how warming climates could reshape alpine ecosystems.

Non-forest alpine plant communities exist on 11 of the Adirondack’s highest peaks, comprising a total of only 85 acres. Here, scattered amongst exposed rock surfaces encrusted with a wide variety of ...

The cooler temperatures shifted the tree line downslope and transformed the high mountain landscape from forest to the alpine tundra that exists today. One of the paper's authors, David McWethy ...

Alpine regions are coming under increasing pressure from pests and pathogens Researchers have found a way to tackle a disease that threatens thousands of hectares of Alpine forests each year.