The Latest Breaking News from Siberia

“The first time I heard a Buchla synthesizer, something clicked. It felt like a fantasy”: Maria Teriaeva on the Buchla 200e, olfactory album art and vocoded breakup songs

Danny Turner chats to Maria Teriaeva about the formidable modular synth that's the core sound behind her latest LP, Sayan - Savoie

MusicRadar · Feb 7, 2025

How Do You Dress To Stay Warm On a Snowmobile Ride?

I'll never forget the snowmobile suit my mom bundled me into for winter in the second grade. Let me set the scene for you. We moved quite a bit, since rents kept going up. And we either walked or took the CTA everywhere since I grew up in Chicago and…

RideApart · Jan 29, 2025

Get ready for an even bigger chill. Siberian air to make Trump swearing-in coldest in 40 years

The vast majority of Americans are about to get an extended taste of frigid Siberian weather

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

'Spectacular' asteroid blazes over Siberia just hours after it was detected

Asteroid C0WEPC5 entered Earth's atmosphere at 1:15 a.m. local time on Dec. 4 over northeastern Siberia.

LiveScience · Dec 4, 2024

Tiny asteroid detected hours before hitting Earth to become 4th 'imminent impactor' of 2024

A tiny asteroid measuring some 27 inches (70 cm) wide was detected on a collision course with Earth above Siberia. It is expected to burn up harmlessly on the morning of Dec. 3, 2024.

Space · Dec 3, 2024

Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Thanks to advances in DNA analysis, this was all that was required for scientists to be able to identify an entirely new group of hominins, meaning upright primates on the…

The Conversation · Nov 26, 2024

35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten with preserved whiskers pulled from permafrost in Siberia

Researchers have analyzed mummified remains pulled from Siberia's permafrost in 2020 and determined they belong to a 3-week-old saber-toothed kitten that died at least 35,000 years ago.

LiveScience · Nov 15, 2024

Terrawatch: mystery of Siberian explosive craters solved

Study finds craters come from forceful releases of methane gas from underground ponds as temperatures warm

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024

From Siberia To The Sahara: Huskies Conquer Mauritania

As dusk fell on the edge of Nouakchott, Kayo the husky left a trail of paw prints in the warm Sahara sand, an incongruous yet increasingly familiar sight in Mauritania.

International Business Times · Oct 18, 2024

Forest fires are shifting north and intensifying – here’s what that means for the planet

Fires have long been a natural part of forest ecosystems, but something is changing. Our new study shows that forest fires have become more widespread and severe amid global heating, particularly in the high northern latitudes such as Canada and Siberia where fires are most sensitive to hotter, drier conditions.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2024