The Latest Breaking News from Siberia

Just a few years from now, herds of woolly ‘mammoths’ could be roaming the Siberian tundra. Are dodos and dinosaurs next for de-extinction?

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.

When journalists faced jail for reporting on Ukraine, Viktor Muchnik closed down his Siberian TV station and left for Armenia

A ‘mouth to hell’ has opened in Siberia in Russia according to local villagers who fear that the ever-growing site is connected to the supernatural and must be watched closely

Local villagers fear the ever-growing site is connected to the supernatural and must be watched closely

A ‘mouth to hell’ has opened in Siberia in Russia according to local villagers who fear that the ever-growing site is connected to the supernatural and must be watched closely

McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with its existing licensee Alexander Govor to sell its Russian business. The financial terms were not disclosed. Under this agreement, Govor will acquire McDonald's restaurant portfolio and operate the restaurants under a new brand. Govor has served as a McDonald's licensee since…

What do a finger bone and some teeth found in the frigid Denisova Cave in Siberia’s Altai mountains have in common with fossils from the balmy hills of tropical northern Laos?

Twenty-five years ago, when I was a young anthropologist working in northern Siberia, the Indigenous hunters, fishers and trappers I lived with would often stop and solemnly offer something to the tundra. It was usually small, such as coins, buttons or unlit matches. But it was considered essential. Before departing…