Permafrost

Originally detected as a minor crack in satellite images from the 1960s, the crater has now expanded threefold over the past thirty years, raising concerns among scientists and capturing worldwide attention.

Russian Scientists Conduct Autopsy on a 44,000-year-old Permafrost Wolf Carcass

In Russia's far northeastern Yakutia region, local scientists are performing an autopsy on a wolf frozen in permafrost for around 44,000 years, a find they said was the first of its kind. Found by chance by locals in Yakutia's Abyyskiy district in 2021, the wolf's body is now being examined by scientists. Watch.

46,000-year-old 'zombie' worm found in Siberian permafrost is now having babies

The worm, called Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, is a new species that does not require a mate to reproduce.

50,000-year-old 'zombie virus' revived from Siberian permafrost

The amoeba virus was found beneath a lake. while other viruses estimated to be tens of thousands of years old have been located in mammoth wool and the intestines of a Siberian wolf.

How an underground phenomenon triggered by global warming is damaging the Himalayas

Scientists fear that the IPCC recommendation of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius may not be enough to stop the permafrost from thawing