In a realm where ancient ice holds the secrets of time, a team of researchers has unearthed a narrative woven through the ages, a story written not in ink but in viral DNA. High upon the Tibetan Plateau, within the Guliya Glacier’s ancient, crystalline fortress, nearly 1,700 species of viruses lay dormant, preserved in a frozen tableau that stretches back tens of thousands of years. This frozen landscape, standing resolute over 20,000 feet above sea level, has kept its secrets well, a silent sentinel of Earth’s climatic past now whispering revelations to those who know how to listen. Over 1,700…