Frozen for 46,000 Years, This Siberian Worm Came Back to Life
Scientists have revived a microscopic organism that remained frozen for approximately 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost, an achievement that is redefining scientific understanding of survival, dormancy, and the limits of life itself. Recovered from Pleistocene-era sediments near the Kolyma River, the revived worm resumed movement and feeding shortly after thawing, behaving as though its tens…