Immaculately Preserved Saber-Tooth Cat Cub Found in Siberian Permafrost

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An image of the saber-tooth cat cub.

A giant hole in Siberia is visible from space and growing rapidly. It might reveal hints about our planet's future.

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The Batagay crater, as seen on Google Earth in satellite data from May.

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Thawing Alaskan Permafrost Is Releasing Dangerous Levels of Mercury

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A mummified 44,000-year-old wolf is so perfectly preserved its stomach could contain remnants of its last meal

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Locals discovered this mummified wolf in the thawing permafrost in Siberia.

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The mystery of Siberia's strange exploding craters may have finally been solved

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FILE PHOTO: A member of an expedition group stands on the edge of a newly formed crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northern Siberia November 9, 2014 REUTERS/Vladimir Pushkarev/Russian Centre of Arctic Exploration
A member of an expedition group stands on the edge of a newly formed crater on the Yamal Peninsula, northern Siberia

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A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.

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A stiff ball of brown fur sits in a pair of human hands wearing white surgical gloves.
This ball of brown fur and gnarled legs and claws turned out to be a mummified Arctic ground squirrel.

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Ancient viruses could re-emerge as permafrost melts, posing 'unpredictable threats' to our communities, new study says

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Water drops fall from melting ice.
Ice melts from thawing permafrost in Newtok, Alaska.

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Mountains are collapsing: A Swiss mountain peak fell apart, sending 3.5 million cubic feet of rock into the valley below. Scientists warn climate change could make more mountains crumble.

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A view of the partially collapsed Fluchthorn mountain.
The grey middle peak shown here of Mt. Fluchthorn partially collapsed earlier this year.

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Scientists have revived 'zombie' bugs and viruses before that were trapped in ancient ice. One may have been 8 million years old.

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A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor.
A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor.

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A 46,000-year-old worm found in Siberian permafrost was brought back to life, and started having babies

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General morphology of P. kolymaensis, female.
General morphology of P. kolymaensis, female.

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