What’s hidden in Arctic ice? - Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard
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In June 2022, a gold miner in the Canadian Yukon made a remarkable discovery. While working on the traditional lands of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation, he uncovered the exceptionally well-preserved, frozen remains of a wooly mammoth calf that died 30,000 years ago. And this find isn’t the only of its kind. Brendan Rogers and Jessica Howard uncover secrets buried in the Arctic permafrost.
When permafrost remains frozen, it is harder than concrete. When it thaws, however, the ice melts to water and soil is unfrozen for part of the year. Can you think of ways this might impact the plants, animals, and people living on thawing permafrost terrain?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Jessica Howard, Brendan Rogers
- Director Denys Spolitak
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Music Cem Misirlioglu, Greg Chudzik
- Sound Designer Cem Misirlioglu
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Senior Producer Anna Bechtol
- Producer Sazia Afrin
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Script Producer Cella Wright
- Script Editor Charles Wallace
