As the Arctic warms at an unprecedented rate, frozen soils that have remained locked in ice for most of the year are now ...

Frozen Arctic soil is not silent. When it thaws, microbes wake up in stages, release carbon, and even hunt each other.

Thawing permafrost has released so much methane into Esieh Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska that the air above it is flammable. Credit: Katey Walter Anthony/ University of Alaska Fairbanks ...

Partial microbial activation: Seasonal thaw in High Arctic soils triggers activity in only part of the microbial community, with many remaining dormant. Impact on climate models: Findings challenge ...

The Earth has many layers in the atmosphere that help sustain life on the blue planet, and while the cryosphere might sound ...

Broadcasting legend and icon of the natural world, Sir David Attenborough turns 100 this week. A star-studded celebration is ...

New data show that humans are continuing to make the climate crisis worse but there are some reasons for hope.

Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, calls for urgent emissions cuts, methane reduction and cooperation to protect ...

Chances are you know the climate is changing and that means trouble. But what exactly is driving the climate crisis, how bad ...

Chances are you know the climate is changing and that means trouble. But what exactly is driving the climate crisis, how bad are things now and how ...

For decades, the "clathrate gun hypothesis" was treated by the mainstream scientific establishment as a fringe nightmare—a scenario where warming oceans and thawing permafrost would release massive ...