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 ...

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 ...

And it exposes permafrost below to more heat so that layer, too, can begin thawing and releasing gases. In ice-rich soils, such as in Siberia, the ground may slump.

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 ...

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

Layers of methane gas sit trapped below permafrost in Arctic regions, but if they’re released, it could spell trouble for the rest of the world.

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

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, ...

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.