An international study led by researchers at the George Washington University indicates clear global evidence that permafrost ...

A global study reveals that permafrost is thawing across the Arctic, Antarctica, and mountain regions, threatening ...

The Tibetan Plateau hosts the world's largest permafrost region in the middle and low latitudes. Compared to the high-latitude Arctic permafrost, the permafrost here is thinner, warmer, and more ...

As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have made a worrisome discovery in their exploration of Arctic sea ice in Alaska. Deep down in the Permafrost Tunnel ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The melting of permafrost in the Arctic could result in toxic mercury ...

Carbon from Arctic permafrost washing into the sea is not readily used by seabed microbes that prefer fresh marine carbon ...

BOULDER- Global warming may decimate the top 10 feet (3 meters) or more of perennially frozen soil across the Northern Hemisphere, altering ecosystems as well as damaging buildings and roads across ...

With Earth's global temperatures continuing to escalate, scientists are warning of the potential release of billions of tonnes of frozen carbon in the decades to come, thanks to melting permafrost. A ...

A chunk of permafrost on rocky substrate melts. Locked away in frigid Arctic soils and riverbeds is a world teeming with ancient microbes. Bacteria and viruses that existed thousands of years ago are ...

Four years ago, Morris J. Alexie had to move out of the house his father built in Alaska in 1969 because it was sinking into the ground and water was beginning to seep into his home. “The bogs are ...

SINGAPORE, July 1 (Reuters) - The amount of carbon locked away in frozen soils in the far Northern Hemisphere is double previous estimates and rapid melting could accelerate global warming, a study ...