Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The 2016 Siberian Anthrax outbreak wasn’t just a freak ...

Permafrost can contain the remains of plants and animals, including woolly mammoths and woolly rhinos from the last Ice Age that ended more than 11,000 years ago. As permafrost thaws, that organic ...

Permafrost, defined as ground that remains at or below 0 °C for two or more consecutive years, underlies 24% of the land in the Northern Hemisphere 12. Under recent climate warming, permafrost has ...