Melting permafrost will release strange microbes into the atmosphere in coming years, scientists believe. They fear that ancient microbes, suspended in natural time capsules of permafrost, sometimes ...

Scientists revived new species frozen for 40,000 years - and the U.S. military believes their survival secrets could protect troops in extreme cold.

New species awakened from ancient permafrost may hold the key to helping U.S. troops survive brutal Arctic conditions - but how?

Rotifers are microscopic freshwater-dwelling multicellular organisms. They’re already known to withstand freezing (even in liquid nitrogen), boiling, desiccation, and radiation, and the group has ...

A new publication and interactive map summarise the current state of knowledge on the risks posed by permafrost soils – and call for decisive action How is climate change affecting the permanently ...

More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change, according to new research. More areas of ...

New research from Alaska on how climate change affects things built on or in permafrost — like highways, buildings and underground pipes — shows this type of infrastructure will deteriorate faster ...

From ice skating, it has been known for a long time that a thin liquid film forms on ice surfaces. This, along with other causes, is responsible for ice slipperiness. Scientists have now investigated ...

Four years ago, Morris J. Alexie had to move out of the house his father built in Alaska in 1969 because it was sinking into the ground and water was beginning to seep into his home. “The bogs are ...