This unique type of permafrost is rich in carbon and, unsettlingly, thawing at increasing rates. As it thaws, it releases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, further amplifying global ...

Both are caused by a warming global climate. But exactly how these two types of permafrost thaw affect landscapes and local communities, as well as how much additional carbon dioxide and methane they ...

Researchers developed a method that uses high-resolution satellite imagery and deep machine learning to double the mapped ...

The designers determined that they pipe could be buried in three types of ground: permanently thawed soils, bedrock, and some areas of permafrost which, when thawed, were considered unlikely to ...

Some of their neighbors have been forced to move into town; thawing permafrost is undermining riverfront houses and making the landscape harder to navigate. One type of permafrost has researchers ...