Periodic Reporting for period 1 - PermAVirThaw (Ancient viruses in thawing permafrost: who are they and how do they impact present-day ecosystems?)

Around 17% of the Earth’s terrestrial surface is composed of permafrost, characterized by frozen ground for at least two consecutive years. Humanity has left Pandora's freezer door open⁠. With the poles warming 3-times faster than the rest of the world, permafrost is being...