A "zombie virus" is being studied from Siberian permafrost
European Researchers warned that climate change could reanimate frozen "zombie viruses" and expose humans to lethal...
Fast melting alpine permafrost is bad news for Earth
Melting permafrost will play a major role in shaping Earth's future. Recent research published in Nature Communications has...
Melting permafrost increases threat of tsunamis in Alaska
Scientists have warned that Alaska and other cold, mountainous places worldwide could experience tsunamis due to...
Pre-industrial carbon found in Canadian Arctic waters
Old (or possibly ancient) carbon is escaping from Arctic soils, according to new evidence cited by The Washington...
An enormous amount of mercury is buried beneath the melting Arctic permafrost
Scientists have learned that a massive amount of mercury is currently encased within the Arctic permafrost —...
Scientists warn that the Arctic will never be frozen again
The Arctic as we've always known it is gone. According to scientists, the Arctic is trending toward an ice-free...
As the permafrost thaws, entire villages may be forced to move
Thawing permafrost is set to radically alter the landscape of northern parts of the United States. Roads, homes,...
Why Alaska's vanishing permafrost worries researchers
Permafrost is losing in the battle against climate change. Even as we attempt to mitigate climate change by reducing...
Scientists warn thawing soil could suddenly unleash deadly pathogens unseen in centuries
Humans have fought viruses for centuries. We struck a temporary winning blow with the discovery of penicillin,...
7,000 methane gas bubbles in Siberia on the verge of exploding
Last summer researchers revealed crazy bubbling tundra in Siberia in a surreal video. Scientists believe the weird...
Dramatic disintegration of Canada permafrost threatens huge carbon release
Permafrost, or frozen soil, is rapidly collapsing across a 52,000 square mile area in northwest Canada - about...
Insane video shows Siberian ground bubbling like a "wobbling waterbed"
Siberia is no stranger to weird geological phenomena. Adding to the list of the area’s vast holes and craters...
Alaskan permafrost could melt in the next 55 years, says world's leading expert
Unless you’re a climate scientist, you probably don’t care very much about permafrost. But you should. The...
Russian scientist injects himself with 3.5 million year old bacteria for eternal youth
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv0_Cu0FcPA A Russian scientist claims to have found the fountain of youth by...
Scientists conclude that permafrost melting may not be as devastating as predicted
Earth’s permafrost is thawing and the consequences for the planet are concerning. Scientists estimate that 1,330...
