8000 Year Old Puppy Frozen in Permafrost Puzzles Scientists An astonishing discovery has emerged from the depths of Siberian permafrost - an 18,000-year-old puppy named Dogor, which translates to 'friend' in the Yakut language. Unearthed by locals near the Indigirka River in the summer of 2018, this prehistoric pup's remains have left researchers perplexed due to genetic … [Read more...] about Scientists Are Baffled By An 18,000-Year-Old ‘Wolf-Dog’ Puppy Found Frozen In Siberia
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After 24,000 Years Frozen In Siberian Permafrost, a Microscopic Animal Has Been Brought Back To Life
Tardigrades are up against some tough competition in the world of microscopic creatures. Bdelloid rotifers, like tardigrades, can withstand drying, freezing, starvation, and even low-oxygen circumstances. Scientists claim to have resurrected some of these rotifers after they had been frozen for at least 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost. The amazing findings were published … [Read more...] about After 24,000 Years Frozen In Siberian Permafrost, a Microscopic Animal Has Been Brought Back To Life
We Bet You Can’t Watch This Dramatic Duck Rescue Without Swooning
When he noticed a duck stuck behind the ice on the surface of a lake in Norway, he didn't think twice before leaping into the freezing water, cracking the ice, saving the duck, and making a new feathery friend in the process! Lars Jrun Langien, a 36-year-old ice bather (and duck rescuer), was already there to do what most of us would consider insane: leap into a freezing … [Read more...] about We Bet You Can’t Watch This Dramatic Duck Rescue Without Swooning
100-Year-Old Box of Negatives Discovered Frozen In Block of Antarctica’s Ice
While restoring one of the exploration huts in Antarctica, Conservators of the New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust discovered a box that turned out to be a remarkable treasure. It contained 22 never-before-seen cellulose nitrate negatives documenting the life of Antarctic explorers a 100 years back. Preserved in a block of ice, these negatives surprisingly lived up to our … [Read more...] about 100-Year-Old Box of Negatives Discovered Frozen In Block of Antarctica’s Ice