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Yakutsk: Journey to the coldest city on earth
Think our winter's been a bit grim? Try visiting Yakutsk – the Russian city where 'a bit nippy' means minus 50C, and a quick dash to the corner shop could end in frostbite. Shaun Walker enjoys amini-break in deepest Siberia
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Ancient Siberia was home to previously unknown humans, say scientists
DNA analysis reveals hardy group genetically distinct from Eurasians and East Asians
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Perfectly preserved head of Ice Age wolf found in Siberia
Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost. The head of a wolf, which died 40,000 years ago, was discovered in the Russian Arctic region of Yakutia. Valery Plotnikov, a top researcher at the local branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said the animal belonged to an ancient subspecies of wolf that lived at the same time as the mammoths and became extinct alongside them. Scientists said it was an adult, about 25% bigger than today’s wolves, but did not say whether it was male or female.
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Siberian Wildfires and Heatwaves in Alaska: How the Arctic Is Nearing a Point of No Return
As the Arctic faces fire caused by climate change, it could have ripple effects that accelerate temperature increases across the world.
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Russian Land of Permafrost and Mammoths Is Thawing
Global warming is shrinking the permanently frozen ground across Siberia, disrupting everyday life in one of the coldest inhabited places on earth.
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40,000-year-old bracelet suggests ancient humans used drills
The 40,000-year-old bracelet was discovered alongside human remains in a cave in Siberia. Scientists claim it could have been made so precisely with tools similar to our modern drills.
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Russian author defends gulag-era story as TV series provokes backlash
Literary star Guzel Yakhina shocked by emotional ‘cabin fever’ response to dramatisation
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A Siberian town hit 100 degrees, setting a new record for the Arctic Circle
Verkhoyansk’s high temperature, which has yet to be confirmed, follows a six-month period of record heat in the region.
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Siberian Fires Have Released a Record Amount of Carbon This Year
The wildfire crisis in Siberia continues unabated. This year’s blazes have smashed records, including the northernmost fires on record and the highest total of Siberian carbon emissions. If you want to know what a climate emergency looks like, this is it.
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Beautifully preserved cave bears emerge from Siberian permafrost
Two finds recently unearthed the frozen remains of an adult cave bear and a cub.
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24,000-year-old organisms found frozen in Siberia can still reproduce
A microscopic worm-like creature, labelled an “evolutionary scandal” by biologists for having thrived for millions of years without having sex, has now been shown to persist for at least 24,000 years in Siberian permafrost and then reproduce, researchers have found.
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Death and destruction follow a Siberian coal mine fire
A devastating fire swept through a Siberian coal mine Thursday, killing 52 miners and rescuers about 820 feet underground, Russian news reports said.
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