Scientists say they have solved the mystery of the "floating rocks"—the eerily balanced stones on Siberia’s frozen lakes that perch on slender pillars of ice. Named “Zen stones” for their resemblance to the carefully stacked rocks of Zen gardens,...
A team of archaeologists has digitally reconstructed tattoos from a 2,500-year-old mummy discovered in Siberia’s Altai Mountains, shedding new light on Iron Age body art and the skill of ancient tattooists.
The study, published in the journal Antiquity and led...
Russian scientists presented the carcass of a baby mammoth, whose incredibly well-preserved remains were found in the Siberian region of Yakutia in June after more than 50,000 years.
The carcass of the female juvenile mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered by...
A dramatic video captured the moment an asteroid, approximately 70 centimeters (about 28 inches) in diameter, burned up in Earth's atmosphere over Siberia, Russia, at 4:15 p.m. UTC today (December 3rd). It's currently unknown how much of the asteroid...
In the cold and unhospitable environment of Siberia, a giant hole is breaking open the land. This hole has the shape of a stingray, and it is viewable from space. The story of this "Gateway to Hell" in Siberia...
Researchers have found the frozen remains of a half-eaten young woolly rhino in the icy ground of Siberia. Predators likely fed on it thousands of years ago.
The right side of the rhino’s body is in good condition, with patches...
An ancient wolf with its fearsome teeth intact has been uncovered from the permafrost in Siberia after 44,000 years.
Experts say the adult male wolf found in Yakutia, eastern Russia, has amazingly preserved fur, bone and even organs, as well...
Mammoth mummies in Siberia refer to the preserved remains of woolly mammoths, an extinct species of elephant that roamed the Earth during the Pleistocene epoch.
Siberia is well-known for its vast, frozen tundra, and the extreme cold temperatures have played...
A recent study shows just how the genetic traits of Europeans came about, with most of our attributes coming from the movement of peoples over the last 10,000 years.
It was at that time that local European hunter-gatherers intermixed with...
Siberia is in the grips of an unprecedented heat wave, shattering numerous temperature records and subjecting the region to scorching temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 degrees Celsius).
This extreme heat event is occurring early in the month of June,...
