The climate is warming increasingly quickly, especially in the Alps, which poses a challenge for organisms. If they do not spread to higher altitudes, they must very quickly adapt to higher ...

Identification of plant species at high risk of extinction in climate-sensitive alpine ecosystems. Alpine ecosystems are especially vulnerable to climate change, and many of them are already ...

In a study published in Science Advances on December 19, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international ...

Scattered across Tasmania's mountainous regions are ancient plants described by enthusiasts as "alien" and "spectacular". Some of them transform entire hillsides into a crisp orange hue, others look ...