Any reference will tell you the Novaya Zemlya effect is a polar mirage — and it is. But Novaya Zemlya-like effects are not limited to the Arctic. The Novaya Zemlya effect is an atmospheric refraction ...

A Russian Arctic archipelago on Saturday declared an emergency situation over an "invasion" of dozens of aggressive polar bears that have entered homes and public buildings. Russia's northeastern ...

Mikhail Kovalchuk, Russian President Vladimir Putin's ally, said on Thursday where Moscow could next test its nuclear weapons. Kovalchuk, a physicist and member of an elite group close to Putin, ...

A remote archipelago in the north of Russia has declared a state of emergency after an invasion of polar bears sparked concerns among the region’s residents, according to state media. Since December ...

In the latest reference to nuclear weapons in the context of the war in Ukraine the head of Russia’s Novaya Zemlya nuclear test site said everything was ready to resume nuclear tests. In a report from ...

Russia has significantly increased construction at a remote Arctic island location where Soviet nuclear tests were conducted, new satellite imagery shows, suggesting Moscow may be intending to resume ...

Novaya Zemlya [Larger image] is an Arctic archipelago off the coast of the Russian Federation. Besides several smaller isles, Novaya Zemlya consists of two major islands, Severny in the north and ...

Norway Says Russia's Burevestnik Missile Was Launched From Novaya Zemlya OSLO (Reuters) -Norway's military intelligence service said on Monday that Russia's test last week of the nuclear-powered ...

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