Permafrost peatlands in Europe, western Siberia nearing tipping point: Study

Frozen wetlands in Europe and western Siberia store up to 39 billion tonnes of carbon

Thawing permafrost can pose direct threat to human health: Report

The meltdown can release bacteria, viruses and radioactive material locked away in the frigid layers

Bioenergy crops create cooling effect on cultivated areas: Study

Global air temperature decreases by 0.03~0.08 °C, after 50 years of large-scale bio-energy crop cultivation 

How did our Moon get its water? A new study suggests Earth’s magnetic field could be involved

A shower of water ions coming back on Earth through its magnetosphere may combine to form lunar permafrost

Many current climate models could be wrong about global warming: Study

Even if global warming is limited to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels this century, rapid polar warming may release additional …

Study shows how Arctic sea ice loss accelerates permafrost thaw

Research finds that Arctic permafrost thawed in the past as well when there was no sea ice, leading to global temperature rise

Arctic coastline receded six times more in 2017: Study

The warming climate is increasing the summer seasons and causing storms that are washing away the coastal permafrost 

From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds: Research projects are also victims of COVID-19

Ornithologists are committed to determining why North America lost 3 bln birds in last 50 years, and seamless records of individual birds’ …

No, woolly mammoths are not returning; But we may get Arctic elephants

Geneticist George Church and his business partner Ben Lamm, who recently launched a company to ‘bring back’ mammoths, respond to …

Zombie fires in a warming Arctic region a worry: Study

Arctic fires are also burning earlier and farther north, in landscapes previously thought to be fire resistant

Global Eco Watch: Ice Age woolly rhino unearthed in Siberia

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Methane time bomb ticks under melting Arctic ice

Global warming releasing large amounts of dangerous greenhouse gas from permafrost