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.

Beneath the frozen skin of the Earth, a silent awakening is underway. As Arctic and sub-Arctic permafrost thaws, ancient ...

This is an aerial view of the field site in Arctic Sweden, where researchers uncovered thousands of previously unrecognized microbes that could contribute to the speed of climate change ...

The frozen layers of Earth’s permafrost have long been a mystery, hiding secrets from thousands of years ago. Climate change, ...