Weather tracker: temperatures plunge to -45C in parts of Russia Siberian cold front forecast to push into China, Mongolia and then UK by Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022
One of the coldest places on Earth is on fire — and it’s getting worse Research reveals climate change makes extreme wildfires in the Siberian Arctic more likely, which could further accelerate global warming. Inverse · Nov 3, 2022
Tiny bird weighing less than £1 coin spotted in NI for just third time after epic 3,000 mile flight Ulster Wildlife say the little Pallas's leaf warbler is native to Siberia, Mongolia and northeast China and flew 3,000 miles Belfast Live · Nov 2, 2022
Russian fighter jet fatally crashes into Siberian residential building days after similar crash near Ukraine Two pilots killed in same week as separate Russian warplane killed 15 in Yeysk apartment crash The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022
Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia; 2 pilots die Russian regional authorities say a Russian warplane slammed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, killing both crewmembers but causing no casualties on the ground The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022
Alaska asylum seekers are Indigenous Siberians from Russia Alaska's senior U.S. senator says two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea to reach American soil The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2022
First-ever genetic analysis of a Neanderthal family paints a fascinating picture of a close-knit community Our closest evolutionary relatives, the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), were once spread across Europe and as far east as the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia. The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022
DNA of 13 Neanderthals reveals ‘exciting’ snapshot of ancient community Analysis of remains found in southern Siberia shows interconnecting web of relationships The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022
Composer Lei Liang and Scripps oceanographers take deep dive in Arctic to create game-changing 'Six Seasons' SAN DIEGO — Groundbreaking composer Lei Liang has never been to the Arctic or to its Chukchi Sea, which sits between Alaska and Siberia. But that imposing 240,000-square-mile body of water's beneath-the-surface sounds not only inspired his provocative new work, "Six Seasons," they are an intrinsic and very audible part… Tribune News Service · Oct 14, 2022
Frozen Planet II captures world first as two rare big cats cover each other's tracks For the first time in history, BBC's Frozen Planet II documentary-makers have captured two of the world’s rarest big cats - the Amur Leopard and Siberian Tiger - covering each others tracks Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
Inside chaotic Russia as it descends into anarchy with violent protests and mass exodus Vladimir Putin ordered the "partial military mobilisation" of hundreds of thousands of civilian reservists last week after the Kremlin's troops took a vicious beating by Ukraine Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022
Russia: man shoots officer drafting residents for war in Ukraine In separate incident, another man sets himself on fire as protests at Putin’s partial mobilisation continue The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2022
Gunman Detained after Shooting at Russian Draft Office in Siberia A gunman was detained after opening fire at a military draft office in Russia's Irkutsk region on Monday, the local governor said. The gunman, who in a video published on social media is seen identifying himself to police officers as 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin, opened fire at a draft office in… Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 26, 2022
Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago? Who were the Denisovans, close human relatives who lived in Asia and mated with Homo sapiens? LiveScience · Aug 29, 2022
The Conversation · Aug 1, 2022 New research reveals that wildfires can influence El Niño Wildfire is a phenomenon that has affected pretty much every vegetated environment on Earth for millions of years. However, during the past few decades, the planet has been experiencing extraordinary wildfire activity, with widespread devastation in diverse places such as the Mediterranean, North and South America, Southeast Asia, Australia and…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022 Siberian Ancient Dogs Relied on Humans to Eat Fish, New Study Suggests As early as 7,400 years ago, Siberian dogs had evolved to be far smaller than wolves, making them more dependent on humans for food including sea mammals and fish trapped below the ice, a new study showed. Robert Losey of the University of Alberta, who led the research published in…
Daily Mirror · Jul 3, 2022 'Putin's security services killed my dad' claims laser scientist's heartbroken son Dr Dmitry Kolker was suffering from stage 4 pancreatic cancer when Russia security services swooped on him and flew him from Siberia to Moscow to put him in prison
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 3, 2022 Russian Scientist Dies 2 Days after Arrest for State Treason A Russian scientist who was arrested in Siberia last week on suspicion of state treason and flown to Moscow despite suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer has died, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday. The scientist, Dmitry Kolker, had been taken to Moscow's Lefortovo prison, lawyer Alexander Fedulov said. "He died…
Reuters · Jul 3, 2022 Russian scientist dies two days after arrest for state treason - lawyer A Russian scientist who was arrested in Siberia last week on suspicion of state treason and flown to Moscow despite suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer has died, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday.
Reuters · Jul 1, 2022 Russia arrests scientist for alleged collaboration with Chinese secret services Russia has detained a scientist in Siberia on suspicion of state treason for allegedly collaborating with China's security services, the state news agency TASS reported on Friday, citing regional authorities and the man's family.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2022 Dogs arose from two populations of wolves, study finds Dogs genetically most similar to ancient Siberian wolves, but they are not direct ancestors and plenty of questions remain
Reason · Jun 22, 2022 Everything Old Is New Again Today is the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Kiev, as part of the invasion of Ukraine. My mother was living in Kiev at the time, having been born four months before. Fortunately, my grandfather managed to help arrange her and my grandmother's evacuation to Siberia, where they spent the…
Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022 Vladimir Putin critic shares grim punishments from inside maximum-security prison Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin's strongest political opponent - was jailed by the Kremlin at the start of 2021 upon returning to Russia after being poisoned with the novichok nerve agent while visiting Siberia in 2020
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022 Life will find a way: could scientists make Jurassic Park a reality? Just a few years from now, herds of woolly ‘mammoths’ could be roaming the Siberian tundra. Are dodos and dinosaurs next for de-extinction?
The Denver Post · Jun 18, 2022 Blood popsicles, mist-making, ice baths: How zookeepers coax animals through heat waves DENVER — The Siberian tigers Yuri and Nikita at the Denver Zoo, who are supposed to mate, suffer most during Denver’s intensifying 95-degree heat waves, and caretakers supply cooling ice “bloodsicles” from the zoo’s heavily frequented freezers.