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Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate

Bears that are struggling to hibernate due to abnormally warm weather in Russia's Amur region are wandering around in a daze, having suppressed their metabolism in preparation for winter.

LiveScience

A Senate race raises concerns over 'ballot Siberia' in New Jersey primaries

In a ballot system unique to New Jersey, candidates endorsed by county parties are all placed under a single line, while others vying for the same seat are placed in what's known as ballot Siberia.

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Ukrainian spy agency stages train explosions on a Russian railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian media say

Ukrainian media are reporting that the country's spy agency staged two successive train explosions on a railroad line in Siberia that serves as a key conduit for trade between Russia and China

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The world's boreal forests may be shrinking as climate change pushes them northward

Earth’s boreal forests circle our planet’s far northern reaches, just south of the Arctic’s treeless tundra. If the planet wears an Arctic ice cap, then the boreal forests are a loose-knit headband wrapped around its ears, covering large portions of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia.

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Kremlin Mouthpiece Suggests Nuking Siberia To Scare The West Amid Ukraine War

RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan proposes a nuclear ultimatum in ongoing conflict

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A Kremlin critic was transferred to a Siberian prison and placed in a 'punishment cell,' lawyer says

An imprisoned Russian opposition figure has been transferred to a maximum security prison in Siberia and was placed in a tiny “punishment cell.”

The Independent UK

Study Shows Humans Migrated To Europe During Prehistoric Warm Spell

Pollen analysis reveals ancient forests supported early human migration to Siberia and Eurasia

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How Kim's meeting with Putin at Russian spaceport may hint at his space and weapons ambitions

Ending a global guessing game on when and where they would meet, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin convened at a rocket launch facility in Siberia

The Independent UK

Mystery mass death of seals on remote, uninhabited Siberian island under investigation

Carcasses of seals, sea lions and birds were found on Tyuleniy Island in the Sea of Okhotsk by environmental groups who were there to clear up plastic pollution.

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Russian helicopter crashes in Siberia, killing 4 people on board and injuring 10

Russian emergency officials say a helicopter has crashed in Siberia, killing four and injuring 10 of those on board

The Independent UK

Watch drone delve into Siberia's growing 'gateway to the underworld,' the largest permafrost depression in the world

Newly released drone footage confirms that the Batagay crater in Siberia continues to grow in size.

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3,000-year-old untouched burial of 'charioteer' discovered in Siberia

The discovery implies horse-drawn chariots were once used in the region, but none have been found.

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Siberian cave filled with mammoth, rhino and bear bones is ancient hyena lair

The cave has been untouched for around 42,000 years. It also contained the bones and teeth of hyena pups, suggesting they raised their young there.

LiveScience

Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert pulls new book from publication after backlash to Siberian setting

‘I don’t want to add any harm to a group of people who have already experienced grievous and extreme harm,’ said the author

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Eat, Pray, Love author withdraws new Russia-set novel from publication

Elizabeth Gilbert says now is ‘not the time for this book to be published’, following anger from Ukrainian readers over The Snow Forest, set in Siberia

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Why malaria still persists in much of Africa

We think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. But just over a century ago, the disease thrived as far north as Siberia and the Arctic Circle, and was endemic in 36 states of the US. We don't have specific data that far back for Thailand,…

Daily Mirror

Passengers stranded in rural Siberian town describe tough conditions

Passengers on an Air India flight en route to San Fransisco found themselves in an unusually rough situation when their aircraft had to make an emergency landing, stranding them in a remote Siberian town for two days with little food, water, or information.

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Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' megaslump is revealing 650,000 year-old secrets from its permafrost

The permafrost inside the Batagay crater is the second-oldest ever found on Earth and scientists are using it to reconstruct the planet's ancient climate.

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The church at the end of the world – photo essay

Perched atop a scree hill north of the village, a Russian Orthodox church keeps watch over the Antarctic outpost Villa Las Estrellas. It was built in 2002 from wood shipped from the Siberian city of Altay and its bells were brought from Vladimir, a city east of Moscow

The Guardian - UK

Paradise review – visually striking account of Siberian wildfires leans towards abstraction

Alexander Abaturov’s stunning film captures the resilience of villagers in remote Shologon, but feels contextless

The Guardian - UK

At least 21 dead as wildfires rage across Urals and Siberia

Dead are mainly elderly people unable to flee, Russia media report

The Independent UK

Russia's wildfire death toll rises to 21 in Ural Mountains

The death toll from wildfires in Russia’s Ural Mountains has risen to 21, according to Russian state news agency Tass

The Independent UK

Wildfires rage in Russia's Ural mountains, Siberia

Wildfires have raged in Russia’s Ural mountains and in Siberia this week, with authorities promising to swiftly contain them

The Conversation

Who owned this Stone Age jewellery? New forensic tools offer an unprecedented answer

An international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant that was buried inside a remote Siberian cave for tens of thousands of years.

Daily Record

Russian TV pundit makes bizarre call for Scots 'terrorists' to be trained in Siberia to fight in Ukraine

The comments were broadcast on a Russian news show and were widely mocked on social media.

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