Permafrost: Melting Ice, Sinkholes, and Climate Change

French scientists discovered a 30,000-year-old giant virus known as Pithovirus sibericum buried deep within the Siberian permafrost. Unlike typical viruses, this one was large enough to be seen under a standard microscope and had survived frozen in the ice since the time of Neanderthals. When the researchers thawed it out in 2014, the virus immediately woke up and began infecting amoebas, proving that ancient pathogens can remain infectious for millennia and could potentially re-emerge as the gl

Things are crawling out of the permafrost 👀 The best analogy for the permafrost is it’s a freezer full of organic matter, meat and dead things that we accidentally left WIDE open. Now all that organic matter is slowly melting and coming back to life after 20,000 to 50,000 years If that ain’t spooky enough for ya idk what is. New YT episode Halloween themed drops THIS THURSDAY make sure you’re subscribed to my YT channel with notifications on so you don’t miss it!! 🎃 👻 #permafrost #zombie #vir

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