Researchers have resurrected ancient microbes that lay dormant in the Alaskan permafrost for about 40,000 years. Permafrost ecosystems exist in a state of suspended animation, but as the planet heats up, scientists are worried that ancient microbes will reawaken and start consuming organic matter, producing greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane. Those gases in turn will exacerbate rising global …
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