Left: Crumbling blocks of permafrost along the Beaufort Coast ... trapped in the ice (Photo courtesy of Miriam Jones, USGS). Photos courtesy of Miriam Jones and USGS.

Stunning pictures show a female baby mammoth, dating back over 130,000 years, recently being dissected by Russian scientists.

“We're in that period of time now,” she said, “where the changes are so erratic and so extreme, there's a good chance your sites will either be burned, actively on fire or flooded because the ...

In the Arctic, permafrost plays a crucial role in building infrastructure. However, as the region warms and permafrost thaws, ...