Tiny Invertebrates Reanimate After 24,000 Years Frozen in Permafrost | The Weather Channel

Tiny Invertebrates Reanimate After 24,000 Years Frozen in Permafrost | The Weather Channel

June 27, 2021

Updated: June 27, 2021, 12:00 pm EDTPublished: June 27, 2021, 12:00 pm EDT

Scientists in Russia revived rotifers that had been frozen in 11.5 feet of Siberian permafrost for 24,000 years, and watched them reproduce.

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