permafrost

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A new study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of what happens as Arctic permafrost thaws.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The findings, published in Astrobiology, suggest that missions searching for life on Mars should prioritize pure ice or ice rich permafrost instead of focusing mainly on rocks, clay, or soil.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Those who think history is by its nature a sort of settled permafrost will be surprised to see how the discipline has changed over the past half century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Canada and Russia, where large amounts of ice and permafrost are melting, are losing the most fresh water.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

But what if instead of telling the tourists a bunch of polar bear facts, he also talked about the melting ice and the crumbling permafrost and the momma bears losing their dens?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz