A decade ago, Karen Lloyd discovered single-celled microbes living beneath the seafloor. Now she studies how they can survive ...

"Rapid changes in river nitrogen chemistry could completely transform how these marine ecosystems function," according to a ...

Arctic rivers are sending a warning. Climate change is changing the type of nitrogen they carry. This shift matters because marine life depends on a specific form of nitrogen to survive.

Discover a vast, previously unknown world of microbial life that survives—and even thrives—for hundreds of millions of years in some of the planet's harshest environments.

If the permafrost melts, it could lead to rising waters, erosion, lack of resources, and even the release of chemicals or viruses into the environment.

A tiny worm found in Siberian permafrost has defied time, waking up after tens of thousands of years in deep freeze. Scientists are unraveling the mystery behind its survival, with implications that ...

Preserving permafrost Article by Adam Thomas Photos courtesy of Mike Powers February 06, 2025 UD doctoral student Mike Powers heads to Argentina and Chile to study permafrost in the Andes Mountains ...

Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when.

What your gut has in common with Arctic permafrost, and why it’s a troubling sign for climate change New research into the behavior of microbes in icy soils shows twice as much planet-warming ...

Balon was found in bacteria that hibernate in Arctic permafrost, but it also seems to be made by many other organisms and may be an overlooked mechanism for dormancy throughout the tree of life.