The new model estimated the permafrost area for the Northern Hemisphere for 2010 to 2015 to be 14.4 million square kilometers, containing 563 gigatons (Gt) of carbon in the latter year.

Permafrost melting in Kashmir Himalaya poses environmental threats, affecting roads, households, lakes, and hydropower ...

Arctic permafrost thaw endangers the livelihoods, security, health, and food stability of the populations residing in these northern regions.

From unstable slopes to rock falls, thawing permafrost will have many consequences for mountain regions, including the Swiss ...

The rotifers were frozen in permafrost in a long-term cryptobiotic state. Lessons from these and other revived organisms could help farms on Mars. We promise this isn’t as sinister as it sounds: ...

Thawing permafrost can lead to the mobilization of contaminants, affecting drinking water quality and food safety in Arctic ...

“But we don’t know precisely where they are.” With permafrost, there’s just too much we can’t see. It covers an area more than twice the size of the United States, inhabited by half as ...

There have been several attempts to stop the erosion in Newtok over the years. Lola Andy learns about one of them.

Earth’s frozen places — ice sheets, glaciers and permafrost — are melting: a clear sign of climate change and a planet ...

Melissa Ward Jones discusses research focused on understanding the interactions of permafrost thaw and agriculture ...