Ancient Microbes Resurrected from Permafrost Raise Climate Concerns
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Researchers have revived microbes frozen for 40,000 years in Alaskan permafrost, raising concerns that warming temperatures could reactivate these microbes, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions and further climate warming.
- Researchers ‘Reawaken’ Planet-Destroying Microbes Frozen for 40,000 Years The Daily Beast
- Scientists Resurrect 40,000-Year-Old Microbes From Alaskan Permafrost. What They Found Raised Worries About the Future of a Warming Arctic Smithsonian Magazine
- Scientists 'reawaken' ancient microbes from permafrost — and discover they start churning out CO2 soon after Live Science
- Ancient Organisms Have Been Sleeping Beneath the Arctic for 40,000 Years—and Now They're Waking Up Popular Mechanics
- The Permafrost's "Revenant" Microbes Are Slowly Awaking. This Is Bad News for Climate Change ZME Science
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