This colossal megaslump, officially known as Batagaika ... when the land in this part of Siberia was permanently frozen. For millennia, the permafrost remained undisturbed, locking away ancient soil, ...

In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing greenhouse gases. A growing ...

But mining and climate change have caused the permafrost to melt, raising fears that the arsenic could "slither into" a nearby freshwater lake, "snake" along a river and enter the Arctic Ocean ...

As underlying permafrost (permanently frozen ground) melts and Arctic islands slip into the ocean, polar words – including permafrost – explain the change we are seeing. My historical ...

Churapcha (Russia) (AFP) – In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing ...

In the vast white expanse around Churapcha in eastern Siberia, the ever more rapid thaw of the permafrost is changing the landscape, cracking up houses and releasing greenhouse gases. A growing number ...

Permafrost is a layer of soil that is never supposed to thaw and covers around 65 percent of Russia's territory. - Record mild weather - The distinctive mounds have even been appearing in urban ...