“But the permafrost continues to melt and the microbes ... but there are signs that these sinks are under strain. The Arctic ecosystem, spanning Siberia, Alaska, the Nordic countries, and ...

By documenting Alaska's lakes and ponds in unprecedented detail, Levenson and colleagues show where and how water bodies can signal underlying permafrost thaw, providing a step toward a ...

Operations manager Gary Larsen points a flashlight on an ice formation within the Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility. (Eve Baker/Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office) As warming conditions ...

The pipeline will be buried in a trench, mostly in permafrost.' And we looked at each other in sort of a manner of disbelief." — Art Lachenbruch, U.S. Geological Survey Art Lachenbruch was a ...

This slowly builds pressure inside the cryopegs. Eventually, the strain becomes so high that cracks form in the permafrost above the cryopegs. This releases the pressure within the permafrost.

In particular, strains of Pseudomonas buried in the permafrost were found to potentially cause potato rot disease. Until now, strains of Pseudomonas had been known as pathogens infecting fruits ...