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Ancient squirrels ate meat like 'zombies,' and the proof is in the poopFrozen ancient squirrel feces from Canada's Yukon have revealed a lost Ice Age world. These coprolites, dating back up to 700,000 years, co...- ‘Zombie Worm’ awakens after 24,000 years: Scientists revive a frozen worm that can survive freezing, starvation and even reproduce without partner‘Zombie Worm’ revived by scientists: A 24,000-year-old microscopic worm, a bdelloid rotifer, has been revived from Siberian permafrost, ast...
- In 1979, miners using hydraulic hoses in Alaska uncovered a mummified steppe bison preserved for 36,000 yearsAlaska's permafrost yielded a remarkable 36,000-year-old steppe bison, nicknamed "Blue Babe," in 1979. Unlike typical fossils, this specime...
- Rare 158-Carat Yellow Diamond Unearthed as Remote Diavik Mine Nears ClosureA remarkable 158.20-carat yellow diamond was discovered at Canada's Diavik Diamond Mine as it nears its 2026 closure. This rare find, one o...
- What Scientists Found Inside a Cave Beneath Greenland’s Ice Is Raising New Climate QuestionsAncient Arctic caves hold secrets of a warmer past. Mineral deposits show the region was once free of permafrost, experiencing much higher ...
- Hidden Climate Trigger? What Scientists Found Beneath Our SoilVast carbon reserves lie hidden beneath farms, forests, and frozen Arctic soil. These underground stores, built over centuries, are now und...
- From Ice to Green: How Rising Temperatures Are Reshaping the ArcticThe Arctic is changing. Once a land of snow and ice, it is now turning green. Warmer temperatures are causing plants to grow more. Shrubs a...
- What is Mammothpox? Why WHO fears this deadly ancient virus could spark the next pandemicWorld Health Organization is preparing for future pandemics. It tested global readiness with 'Exercise Polaris'. The exercise simulated an ...
- The whole world is on alert because of a giant mercury bomb that is about to explodeA possible giant mercury bomb concealed in Arctic permafrost could prove to be a disaster. It is home to hazardous chemicals that could end...
- Arctic contains 'giant mercury bomb'? How it may impact food?Melting arctic permafrost may impact food system by releasing mercury in water. Here's what report has said.
- 'Zombie viruses' trapped in Arctic ice could unleash deadly new pandemic. Here is what we knowThe deepest layers of permafrost could be preserving viruses that inhabited the Earth up to a million years ago. It was long before humans’...
- Zombie viruses may awaken by 2030 after 50,000 years of dormancy due to global warming: ResearchAs the Earth warms and ancient permafrost thaws, dormant pathogens pose a potential threat to public health. French virologist Jean-Michel ...
- Melting may cause more abrupt changes in ArcticThe study, published in ‘Nature Climate Change’, suggests that the severity of wildfires could double from one year to the next, and remain...
- 3-5°C temperature rise is now ‘locked-in’ for the ArcticEven if the world were to cut emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, winter temperatures in the Arctic would rise 3-5°C by 2050 and 5-...
- Permafrost carbon leak could peak within a few decades: StudyWashington, Aug 19 (IANS) Arctic permafrost's expected gradual thawing due to climate change and the associated influx of greenhouse gases ...
- Frozen for 42,000 years, worms come back to life
- Worms frozen for 42,000 years come back to lifeNematodes are tiny worms that typically measure about one millimetre in length, and are known to have impressive abilities.
- Arctic permafrost may unleash carbon within decades: NASAWashington, March 6 (IANS) Permafrost in the coldest northern Arctic -- formerly thought to be at least temporarily shielded from global wa...
- Permafrost thawing below shallow Arctic lakes: StudyA regime shift in lake ice is leading to permafrost thawing below shallow Arctic lakes as a result of changing winter climate, a new study ...
- Economic impact of Arctic melt could amount to 2.4 trillion dollars by 2050In a new report, scientists have determined that the economic impact of losing the Arctic's climate-cooling services could total a minimum ...
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