A Biologist Counted 6,000 Reindeer on This Remote Island. Later Surveys Found 42.
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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…
Recent analysis shows Neanderthals may have been first dentists in recorded history
One of the most dreaded terms in dentistry is “root canal,” but at least we get to enjoy…
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…
NASA Spots a Mysterious “Siberian Snowman” in New Satellite Images
Satellite imagery of a remote village that once served as a Soviet supply port during the Cold War…
45,000-Year-Old Crimean Neanderthal Reveals Long-Distance Connections across Eurasia
The Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine contains key Middle to Upper Paleolithic transitional archaeological sites, including the site of…
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…
Earth’s magnetic field is shifting — and satellites are feeling it
More than a decade of satellite monitoring has mapped Earth’s magnetic field as it subtly altered between 2014…