Thawing Arctic will reveal more mummified creatures and bring new risks for those still living - CBC News

As rising Arctic temperatures cause permafrost to thaw, more ancient creatures will be discovered in the ice — but scientists warn those finds could come at a great cost.

A near-perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth in Yukon is just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, when it comes to finding prehistoric creatures long buried in the Arctic permafrost. But for scie… [+6298 chars]

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