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

Warmer temperatures in the Arctic are thawing the region’s permafrost — a frozen layer of soil beneath the ground — and potentially stirring viruses that, after lying dormant for tens of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Viruses Scientists revive 48,500-year-old ‘zombie virus’ from Siberian permafrost Revived viruses had been dormant for tens of thousands of years ...

Variation in the permafrost active layer over the Tibetan Plateau since 1980 Peer-Reviewed Publication. Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ...

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

Older permafrost layers may not contain such well-preserved specimens, Opel said, but there's probably ancient DNA to be found. "There is certainly more to come," Opel said.

Permafrost is a layer of soil and rock that remains frozen for at least two consecutive years. It is found in polar regions and high-altitude areas, such as the Arctic, ...