Scientists in Siberia have brought back to life a virus that stayed frozen in permafrost for 48,500 years. They pulled it ...

Melting Siberia permafrost recently revealed an ancient brown bear that roamed the Earth centuries before the common era. Now, researchers are cutting the bear open in hopes of achieving a ...

A soil nematode has been reanimated from the Siberian permafrost after lying dormant for 46,000 years. By studying the biology of these ancient worms, we may be able to get one step closer to freezing ...

Researchers in Russia on Monday unveiled the remarkably well-preserved remains of a 50,000-year-old female baby mammoth found in thawing permafrost in the Yakutia region of Siberia. The remains of the ...

The most complete bear ever recovered from Siberia’s frozen ground looks less like a fossil and more like a sleeping animal caught mid-breath. Fur, skin, even internal organs have survived in the ...

Researchers say that thawing Siberian permafrost has exposed “zombie” viruses that have been trapped for centuries beneath the layer of frozen ground and water. According to researchers, 13 previously ...

International scientists are warning that the irreversible thawing of permafrost due to climate change could lead to a new public health threat. In an article posted to the preprint repository bioRxiv ...

If you’ve been on social media recently, you’ve probably seen headlines and posts about a so-called “zombie” virus revived from permafrost, or ground that constantly stays frozen, after nearly 50,000 ...

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, ...

Scientists say global warming is making extreme weather events like droughts, wildfires and floods more frequent and intense. — © AFP Patrick T. Fallon Scientists ...