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Global warming is thawing permafrost in Alaska and turning remote rivers from pristine glacier blue to rusty bright orange.

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Scientists Alarmed as Rivers in Alaska Turn Bright Orange

By Sharon Adarlo

After analyzing 18 hydrocarbon exploration wells in Svalbard, researchers discovered that half of them struck accumulations of methane gas.

Something Dreadful Thawing Out of the Permafrost, Scientists Warn

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have successfully reanimated the bodies of 46,000-year-old microscopic roundworms they found frozen in the Siberian permafrost.

Scientists Resurrect 46,000 Year Old Worms, Which Instantly Started Reproducing

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists have decided to resurrect ancient "zombie" viruses found in permafrost in an effort to head off one of climate change's freakiest eventualities.

We’re Totally OK With This 48,500 Year Old “Zombie” Virus Being Resurrected

By Noor Al-Sibai

A team of scientists uncovered a source of greenhouse gas emissions in the melting permafrost of Siberia, an alarming development for the global climate.

Scientists Warn of Methane “Time Bomb” in Siberia

By Dan Robitzski

Alarming research reveals that each time the Arctic permafrost thawed in the past, it released unimaginable amounts of carbon into the atmosphere.

This Is the Devastating Potential of the Arctic Permafrost Melting

By Dan Robitzski

A new study suggests that filling the Arctic with huge numbers of grazing animals could help fight climate change and keep the permafrost frozen.

Filling Arctic With Giant Animals Could Slow Climate Change

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists who were melting permafrost ice to look for ancient microbes were surprised to see a pile of 41,000 year-old worms wake up and wiggle around.

Scientists Melted Ancient Ice and a Long-Dead Worm Wriggled Out

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists Assert Climate Change is Allowing Greenhouse Gases to Escape From Melting Permafrost

Scientists Assert Climate Change is Allowing Greenhouse Gases to Escape From Melting Permafrost

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Melting Permafrost Threatens The “Doomsday” Seed Bunker

By Patrick Caughill

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Climate Change Is Freeing Ancient Infections From Their Icy Prisons

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A Scientist Injected Himself with 3.5 Million-Year-Old Bacteria Hoping to “Extend Life”