Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the Arctic Ocean when Earth's ...

TWO 14,000-year-old mummified “puppies” have been discovered with their fur still intact and food still in their stomachs.

Frozen in Siberian permafrost, originally believed to be among the earliest domesticated dogs, the “Tumat Puppies” enthralled ...

The alarming rate at which planet earth is warming is playing havoc with the once pristine natural environments such as the ...

The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

The permafrost in Switzerland's Alps is the warmest since records began, the Swiss Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday.

The Yamal Peninsula’s permafrost layer, a massive sheet of frozen earth extending up to 300 meters deep, is capped by an active layer that thaws and refreezes with the seasons.

The experiment results showed that, unlike the unfrozen surface layer, the frozen-then-thawed transition layer and permafrost layers showed an increase in bacterial population and changes in ...

The Frozen Ground Under Threat Permafrost is like Earth's ancient freezer, stretching over vast regions, mainly near the North and South Poles. It holds soil, rocks, and sub-zero water, remaining ...