The permafrost formation, called Yedoma, kept the rotifer frozen solid at around -20 degrees C for the entire period.

SCIENTISTS in Russia have revived a microscopic predator that lay frozen in the ground under Siberia for nearly 40,000 years.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A soil nematode has been reanimated from the Siberian permafrost after ...

New research from a group of international climate scientists shows that so-called "zombie viruses" once revived, can infect amoeba cells. The study, published in the open journal Viruses, looked at ...

A massive scar in the Siberian tundra has grown from a small gully into a 1 kilometer long, 50 meter deep depression that keeps tearing into the frozen ground. Scientists say it has exposed permafrost ...

Scientists revived a 24,000-year-old microscopic organism frozen in Siberian permafrost, offering new insights into how life ...

Remains of a well-preserved baby mammoth discovered in Siberian permafrost YAKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) - Researchers in Siberia are conducting tests on a juvenile mammoth whose remarkably well-preserved ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists offered a new explanation for the huge craters that keep appearing in Siberia. These craters, first spotted in 2012, ...

Astonishingly, scientists in Siberia revived microscopic rotifers from permafrost, dormant for nearly 24,000 years. These resilient creatures, found in ancient ice, not only survived but reproduced, ...

An ancient cat was found almost perfectly preserved in Siberia's permafrost. Researchers found the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub in what is now Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, ...

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