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Russia's nuclear power monopoly Rosatom has started development of the Shirondukuyskoye uranium deposit in eastern Siberia, ...
The 16-year-olds allegedly attempted to kill a Russian soldier after being ordered to do so by Ukrainian intelligence.
Siberia,a name that evokes images of snow-covered forests, icy winds, and endless silence. But what is Siberia really, and why does this vast region hold such a unique place in global imagination? In ...
Using near-infrared imaging, researchers uncovered extraordinary hand-poked designs of tigers, griffins and tiny roosters on ...
As in modern times, tattooing in ancient Siberia was an art that required formal training and artistic sensibilities, ...
Interestingly, the study’s authors noted that the mummy’s right forearm tattoos were more technically proficient and detailed ...
Tattoos may have been widespread in prehistory, with scientists discovering a plethora of body art on a pastoralist who died ...
Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of Siberia as ...
Siberia has minerals like cobalt, zinc, copper, lead, tin, and mercury in great abundance; in Norilsk, the second-largest city in the world above the Arctic Circle, the Soviets dug the world’s ...
Khuzhir, Russia — It hadn’t occurred to me to take sunscreen to Siberia. But as I lay baking in 85-degree sunlight, I realized that a tube of SPF 30 was as important here in the summer as a ...
This story has been updated with additional data about the fires. For the past three months, hundreds of fires have erupted in northeast Siberia, releasing vast amounts of smoke and compromising ...
And within Siberia, I have longed to travel a particular river: the Lena. When I first saw the Lena River, in April of 1993, it was under the wheels of the truck that was taking me across Siberia ...