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permafrost
Researchers are collecting soil samples in permafrost to search for ancient DNA.
From the sciencedaily.com
The presence of ground permafrost is important to the persistence of some lakes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If it failed, the permafrost would keep seeds viable for an estimated 200 years.
From the usatoday.com
The discovery was made in permafrost excavated in Canada, Siberia and Antarctica.
From the upi.com
Much of it is in sediments just below the sea floor, or trapped under permafrost.
From the newscientist.com
Presumably these micro bugs can exist wherever there are permafrost conditions.
From the newscientist.com
This is a plant germinated from 32,000 year old tissue recovered from permafrost.
From the scienceblogs.com
By another estimate subsea permafrost stores an additional 0.5 trillion tonnes.
From the economist.com
Evolution of shallow groundwater flow systems in areas of degrading permafrost.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Ground that is permanently frozen
- In geology, permafrost is ground, including rock or (cryotic) soil, at or below the freezing point of water 0u00A0u00B0C (32u00A0u00B0F) for two or more years. Most permafrost is located in high latitudes (in and around the Arctic and Antarctic regions), but alpine permafrost may exist at high altitudes in much lower latitudes...
- Permafrost is the third solo album from German ambient music producer, Thomas Ku00F6ner. Considered by many as his greatest work, he further develops the icy drone style of previous works, making its climax in the title track. In 1996, the album was re-issued by Mille Plateaux along with his previous album, Teimo, on one disc.
- Static Shock is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It premiered in September 2000 on the Kids' WB! block and ran for four seasons, with a total of 52 half-hour episodes.
- "Permafrost" is a science fiction novelette by American writer Roger Zelazny. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 1987, and was nominated for the Nebula Award.
- Ground permanently frozen except for the surface soils that thaw when temperatures rise above freezing. Thawing and refreezing cause instability of the soil, which greatly complicates the construction and maintenance of roads, railroads, and buildings. ...
- Layer of permanently frozen water ice believed to lie just under the surface of Mars.
- Perennially frozen layer in the soil, found in alpine, arctic, and antarctic regions.
- Subsoil which remains below freezing point throughout the year, as in polar regions.
