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 ...
Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...
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Alaska permafrost research just yielded a critical discovery
In the Alaskan Arctic, a quiet revolution in permafrost science is rewriting what we thought we knew about frozen ground and the climate risks locked inside it. Researchers are not only watching the ...
Reduced microbial stability linked to soil carbon loss in active layer under alpine permafrost degra
Chinese researchers have recently discovered links between reduction in microbial stability and soil carbon loss in the active layer of degraded alpine permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP).
Among the many things global warming will be melting this century—sea ice, land glaciers and tourist businesses in seaside towns across the world—is permafrost. Lying underneath 15% of the northern ...
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 ...
The permafrost inside the Batagay crater is the second-oldest ever found on Earth and scientists are using it to reconstruct the planet's ancient climate. When you purchase through links on our site, ...
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 ...
A fortnight camping on the mosquito-ridden, muddy banks of the Kolyma River in Russia may not sound like the most glamorous of work trips. But it’s a sacrifice virologist Jean-Michel Claverie was ...
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Arctic rivers are turning orange as thawing ground spills minerals
Across Arctic Alaska, once-clear rivers are shifting to shades of pumpkin, rust and even blood red, a startling visual proof ...
Siberia’s ‘Gateway To Hell’ Is A Peek Into The Distant Past — And A Warning For Our Immediate Future
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. What began as a Soviet-era scar in the forest is now a ...
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 ...
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