An ancient, fossilized forest, which thrived for centuries at high altitude, has been revealed beneath a melting ice patch.

Montana State University scientists say the frozen remnants of an ancient forest discovered 600 feet above the modern tree line on the Beartooth Plateau may portend possible changes for the alpine ...

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.

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

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 ...