With global warming, “zombie” fires are on the increase in the Arctic
PERMAFROST TREASURES AND PLAGUES (5/6) - These "zombie" fires smolder throughout the winter in the peaty soil, only to reappear...
Permafrost
Changing and rugged geography for soils weakened by thaw
TREASURES AND PLAGUES OF PERMAFROST (6/6) - Craters, landslides and the formation of lakes that grow each year are the...
The permafrost thaw, a climate time bomb
TREASURES AND PLAGUES OF PERMAFROST (2/6) - The warming of large areas of frozen ground risks releasing very large quantities...
Frozen soils, a time safe unlike any other
PERMAFROST TREASURES AND PLAGUES (1/6) - The conditions of conservation in permafrost are exceptional. Its progressive thaw makes it possible...
A microscopic animal resuscitated after 24,000 years in the ice
STORY - The bdeloid rotifer has extraordinary resistance capacities and knows how to repair its DNA or clone itself. A...
