For the first time, researchers have uncovered Ice Age RNA preserved within permafrost mammoth tissue, offering a rare ...

WOOLLY mammoths are a step closer to coming back from the dead after RNA from a 39,000-year-old carcass was found. The Ice ...

Researchers have successfully sequenced the oldest RNA ever recovered from the remains of a woolly mammoth named Yuka, who ...

Acting like a natural time capsule, permafrost can perfectly preserve the prehistoric remnants of the Ice Age, including ...

Polar warming is fueling rising disease burdens, worsening food insecurity, increasing mental health strain, and amplifying ...

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.

The well-preserved remains of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia enabled scientists to extract RNA for the first time and ...

When water penetrates rock crevices in permafrost, it transports heat deep underground, where it causes the frozen rock to ...

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. To enter the Fox permafrost tunnel—one of the only places in the world dedicated to the firsthand scientific ...

Lake and ponds like these at the foothills of the Brooks Range in Alaska form when permafrost thaws. Thawing also releases methane and carbon dioxide. Copyright ...

Arctic coastlines are falling into the sea. Wave action, rising sea levels, and thawing permafrost are all contributing to ...

Growing season gains do not offset carbon emissions from permafrost thaw, new research shows. Permafrost contains three to seven times the amount of carbon sequestered in tropical forests. The warming ...