Imagining the Permafrost

Between the Ears by BBC

Feb 19, 202328:35Society & Culture

The permafrost is a thriving ecosystem, teaming with life, mythology, histories and futures, hidden just below the surface. Yet unlike tropical rainforests or the deep oceans, this frozen expanse rarely appears in the cu...

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