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What is the 50,000-year-old ‘Zombie Virus’ uncovered in Siberia?

There are now a number of ‘zombie viruses’ that have been revealed from the Siberian permafrost.

Evening Standard

Zombie virus trapped in Siberian permafrost 50,000 years ago revived by scientists

Researchers delved deep underground into the permafrost in Siberia and discovered 13 prehistoric zombie viruses frozen in the ice

Daily Mirror

Weather tracker: temperatures plunge to -45C in parts of Russia

Siberian cold front forecast to push into China, Mongolia and then UK by Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

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One of the coldest places on Earth is on fire — and it’s getting worse

Research reveals climate change makes extreme wildfires in the Siberian Arctic more likely, which could further accelerate global warming.

Inverse

Tiny bird weighing less than £1 coin spotted in NI for just third time after epic 3,000 mile flight

Ulster Wildlife say the little Pallas's leaf warbler is native to Siberia, Mongolia and northeast China and flew 3,000 miles

Belfast Live

Russian fighter jet fatally crashes into Siberian residential building days after similar crash near Ukraine

Two pilots killed in same week as separate Russian warplane killed 15 in Yeysk apartment crash

The Independent UK

Russian warplane falls on building in Siberia; 2 pilots die

Russian regional authorities say a Russian warplane slammed into a residential building in the Siberian city of Irkutsk, killing both crewmembers but causing no casualties on the ground

The Independent UK

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Alaska asylum seekers are Indigenous Siberians from Russia

Alaska's senior U.S. senator says two Russian Indigenous Siberians were so scared of having to fight the war in Ukraine, they chanced everything to take a small boat across the treacherous Bering Sea to reach American soil

The Independent UK

First-ever genetic analysis of a Neanderthal family paints a fascinating picture of a close-knit community

Our closest evolutionary relatives, the Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis), were once spread across Europe and as far east as the Altai Mountains in southern Siberia.

The Conversation

DNA of 13 Neanderthals reveals ‘exciting’ snapshot of ancient community

Analysis of remains found in southern Siberia shows interconnecting web of relationships

The Guardian - UK

Composer Lei Liang and Scripps oceanographers take deep dive in Arctic to create game-changing 'Six Seasons'

SAN DIEGO — Groundbreaking composer Lei Liang has never been to the Arctic or to its Chukchi Sea, which sits between Alaska and Siberia. But that imposing 240,000-square-mile body of water's beneath-the-surface sounds not only inspired his provocative new work, "Six Seasons," they are an intrinsic and very audible part…

Tribune News Service

Frozen Planet II captures world first as two rare big cats cover each other's tracks

For the first time in history, BBC's Frozen Planet II documentary-makers have captured two of the world’s rarest big cats - the Amur Leopard and Siberian Tiger - covering each others tracks

Daily Mirror

Inside chaotic Russia as it descends into anarchy with violent protests and mass exodus

Vladimir Putin ordered the "partial military mobilisation" of hundreds of thousands of civilian reservists last week after the Kremlin's troops took a vicious beating by Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Russia: man shoots officer drafting residents for war in Ukraine

In separate incident, another man sets himself on fire as protests at Putin’s partial mobilisation continue

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Gunman Detained after Shooting at Russian Draft Office in Siberia

A gunman was detained after opening fire at a military draft office in Russia's Irkutsk region on Monday, the local governor said. The gunman, who in a video published on social media is seen identifying himself to police officers as 25-year-old Ruslan Zinin, opened fire at a draft office in…

LiveScience

Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago?

Who were the Denisovans, close human relatives who lived in Asia and mated with Homo sapiens?

The Conversation

New research reveals that wildfires can influence El Niño

Wildfire is a phenomenon that has affected pretty much every vegetated environment on Earth for millions of years. However, during the past few decades, the planet has been experiencing extraordinary wildfire activity, with widespread devastation in diverse places such as the Mediterranean, North and South America, Southeast Asia, Australia and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siberian Ancient Dogs Relied on Humans to Eat Fish, New Study Suggests

As early as 7,400 years ago, Siberian dogs had evolved to be far smaller than wolves, making them more dependent on humans for food including sea mammals and fish trapped below the ice, a new study showed. Robert Losey of the University of Alberta, who led the research published in…

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Daily Mirror

'Putin's security services killed my dad' claims laser scientist's heartbroken son

Dr Dmitry Kolker was suffering from stage 4 pancreatic cancer when Russia security services swooped on him and flew him from Siberia to Moscow to put him in prison

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian Scientist Dies 2 Days after Arrest for State Treason

A Russian scientist who was arrested in Siberia last week on suspicion of state treason and flown to Moscow despite suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer has died, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday. The scientist, Dmitry Kolker, had been taken to Moscow's Lefortovo prison, lawyer Alexander Fedulov said. "He died…

Reuters

Russian scientist dies two days after arrest for state treason - lawyer

Reuters

Russia arrests scientist for alleged collaboration with Chinese secret services

Russia has detained a scientist in Siberia on suspicion of state treason for allegedly collaborating with China's security services, the state news agency TASS reported on Friday, citing regional authorities and the man's family.

The Guardian - UK

Dogs arose from two populations of wolves, study finds

Dogs genetically most similar to ancient Siberian wolves, but they are not direct ancestors and plenty of questions remain

Reason

Everything Old Is New Again

Today is the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Kiev, as part of the invasion of Ukraine. My mother was living in Kiev at the time, having been born four months before. Fortunately, my grandfather managed to help arrange her and my grandmother's evacuation to Siberia, where they spent the…

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin critic shares grim punishments from inside maximum-security prison

Alexei Navalny - Vladimir Putin's strongest political opponent - was jailed by the Kremlin at the start of 2021 upon returning to Russia after being poisoned with the novichok nerve agent while visiting Siberia in 2020

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