- Alaska's tundra is like a "tiny jungle"—a rich carpet of ankle‑high plants and mosses that look small from afar but are surprisingly diverse up close.
- The Arctic is warming fast, so plants are growing taller and darker shrubs are spreading—things that can trap more heat and speed regional warming.
- Researchers at Toolik are even hand‑pollinating plants to test surprising cooperation (like a parasitic lousewort that may help attract bees) and to see how tundra ecosystems might adapt.
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