Oceanography
One more year, the Arctic could run out of ice
The latest satellite images revealed by NASA have shown a dreadful decline in the number of permafrost - the thickest and oldest ice - in the Arctic. However, the agency…
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Archeology
Discovery of 3-month-old fossil horse in Siberia's gate of hell
A 3-month-old fossil horse found in Siberia is a fossil horse
Archeology
Secret of 37,000-year-old mammoths
The body of a 37,000-year-old baby mammoth found in the permafrost of the Arctic is slowly opening up new mysteries ...
Archeology
Discover the mummy of a young mammoth
After thousands of years buried in permafrost in northwest Siberia, the tiny mammoth is now put to the surface, and may be the best specimen of this genre. Confirmation…
Space science
Discover the giant ocean on Pluto
The giant heart shape on Pluto has long been a mystery. Recently two research groups said it was possible that this was a giant ocean.
Biology
Awakening the virus once existed 30,000 years ago
A group of scientists from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) announced they had revived a giant but harmless virus buried deep in the permafrost…
Biology
Detecting bacteria that live on Mars
Scientists have found a bacterium that can grow in the icy region of Canada, at cold temperatures like on Mars.
Biology
Revive the frozen tree 30,000 years
Russian scientists have discovered a 30,000-year-old fruit that is naturally preserved in squirrel caves in Siberia's permafrost. They conducted experiments to revive th…
Biology
Bacteria help people live
A new bacterium discovered in the permafrost in Russia is capable of reducing the speed of the aging process of animals and helping people live up to 140 years.
Biology
Decipher the mystery of bacteria living half a million years
Scientists claim to have found the mystery
Animal world
The ancient Siberian creature revived, operating after 42,000 years of freezing
The ancient worm revived after 42,000 years of buried under permafrost promises to help scientists achieve a breakthrough in freezing technology.
Animal world
Duck ducks boys under ice
Ducks in the Arctic show dexterity and agility when searching for bait in permafrost.
Environment
Mysterious hot stone plate is melting Antarctica
The hypothesis of having such a mantle plume at the bottom of the permafrost in Antarctica has been around for a long time, but recently NASA has confirmed the new evide…
Environment
Found this in the Arctic, the scientists are extremely worried
In recent years, the two poles of the Earth have become points
Environment
The land still freezes despite experiencing one of the hottest summers in history
Researchers have just found a strange piece of land in China that still freezes even though it has experienced an extremely harsh summer, one of the hottest summers in h…