- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 9th, 2015
Rise of the Frankenvirus: Scientists to Revive 30,000-Year-Old Bug
The ancient virus was pulled from the Siberian permafrost
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 1st, 2014
Mysterious Crater in Siberia Likely Caused by Methane Blast
The methane was released by the thawing permafrost, researchers say
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 11th, 2014
Climate Change Is Cooking Up a New Permafrost in Alaska
The bad news is this permafrost will probably disappear by the end of the century
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 8th, 2014
Thawing Permafrost Releases Greenhouse Gases via Plants
The amount of methane released is much higher than first thought
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 5th, 2014
Giant Siberian Virus from 30,000 Years Ago Revived
Many science-fiction movie scenarios came true all at once
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 30th, 2013
Rate of Coastal Erosion in Eastern Siberia Has Almost Doubled
Climate change is probably the reason, specialists argue
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 27th, 2012
Permafrost Action Is Mandatory, the UN Says
Frozen soils pack massive amounts of greenhouse gases, must not be allowed to warm
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
Living Mammoth Cells Found in Russia
The sample materials were collected from deep underground
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 29th, 2012
Global Warming May Take Down Permafrost and Nearby Villages
Rockfalls linked to climate change threaten the lives of Guttannen's residents
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 27th, 2012
Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting
Space-based instruments produce high-resolution images covering these soils
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 24th, 2012
Yukon Flats Study Reveals Permafrost Dynamics
Knowing this is very important for understanding global warming
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 5th, 2011
Permafrost Will Release More Carbon Than First Suspected
These soils contain vast amounts of global warming-inducing methane
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 9th, 2011
Assessing Permafrost Microbes' Response to Global Warming
This is critical to understanding how the atmosphere will behave