The Latest Breaking News from Siberia

Decoded genome of meat in pup’s stomach helps scientists build picture of what caused extinction of species

More than 14,000 years ago, a wolf pup ate a piece of woolly rhino. Scientists have analyzed the rhino's DNA to figure out why it went extinct.

The existence of life seems impossible when the temperature drops below zero. Heat released from the body becomes faster, blood circulation slows down and ice crystals can rupture cells from the inside. While most animals migrate from the unlivable conditions, there remain animals that don't escape, instead face the cold…

A shocking theory suggests Santa Claus originated as a Siberian shaman who distributed psychedelic mushrooms and drank reindeer urine to achieve spiritual visions during the Winter Solstice.

The 1908 Tunguska comet changes the direction of history and gives rise to a weird new reality in this acclaimed epic from the Polish author

Snowy conditions on the Trans-Siberian Highway caused an 85-kilometre traffic jam, leaving drivers stranded for hours and truckers for days in freezing temperatures.

Scientists successfully sequence the RNA from woolly mammoths found in Siberia that lived up between 10,000 thousand and 50,000 years ago.

The spread of African swine flu among the wild boars the animals eat has led to the deadliest winter for attacks on people in the Russian region for decades – and a spike in tiger killings

Every mind-bending molecule in nature has an evolutionary origin; a defence against being eaten, a lure for pollinators, or perhaps a happy biochemical accident. Though they seem extraordinary, life has evolved psychedelic molecules that alter consciousness across almost every ecosystem.