Tiny worm comes back to life after 24,000 years in Siberian deep freeze
Scientists had previously revived nematodes from elsewhere in northern Siberia that were dated more than 30,000 years old.
June 9, 2021
MOSCOW — A microscopic organism has wriggled back to life and reproduced asexually after lying frozen in the vast permafrost lands of northeastern Siberia for 24,000 years.
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