As Their Nationwide Pollution Problem Deepens, Russians Say They Have Bigger Worries
For residents of Ulan-Ude, the capital of Russia’s republic of Buryatia, the fleeting Siberian summer offers a rare…
Think You Get Cold? New Research Shows The Incredible Adaptations Neanderthals Made To Survive The Ice Age. » TwistedSifter
Pexels If you live in, or have visited, a cold country, you’ll know how much of a struggle…
In Russia’s Coal-Mining Heartland, Healthcare Workers Struggle as Regional Budget Shortfall Delays Salaries
Health workers in Russia’s coal-rich Keremovo region are reporting delayed and reduced salaries as the region grapples with…
Researchers Sequence Genome of 200,000-Year-Old Denisovan
A research team led by Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology scientists has generated the high-quality genome assembly…
World’s longest woolly rhino horn discovered in melting Siberian permafrost
Like modern rhinos, woolly rhinos likely also used their horns as weapons. Notches in the middle of some…