Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the Arctic Ocean when Earth’s ...

In the Swiss Alpine resort of Kandersteg, officials have been closely monitoring a deteriorating mountain peak that towers ...

They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...

Donald Niedekker’s “Strange and Perfect Account From the Permafrost” offers an ambitious view of human history and is full of ...

Permafrost, frozen ground that is a relic of the last ice age, exists beneath about 75% of the pipeline’s 800-mile route. When ice-rich permafrost thaws, the ground slumps, causing problems for ...

Retrogressive Thaw Slumps (RTS) in Arctic regions are distinct permafrost landforms with significant environmental impacts. Mapping these RTS is crucial because their appearance serves as a clear ...

In Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the thawing of the permafrost also threatens access to clean drinking water, as the dam of the main source, Isdammen, is built on frozen ground.

Infrastructure in permafrost areas is threatened by river bank erosion, Mackenzie River Delta, Canada. Credit: Angus Alunik, 2021 The first comprehensive study examining the social impacts of thawing ...

In Longyearbyen on Svalbard, the thawing of the permafrost also threatens access to clean drinking water, as the dam of the main source, Isdammen, is built on frozen ground.

These “thaw slumps” measured several hundred feet wide and just as deep. Jaden Cockney, 17, clambered down the side of one slump as his boss, William Dillon, looked on cautiously.