Herds of horses, bison and reindeer could play a significant part in saving the world from an acceleration in global heating. That is the conclusion of a recent study showing how grazing herbivores ...

A veterinarian in Siberia has a new surgical technique that has saved stray animals who lost their paws from prolonged freezing weather and frostbite.Ryzhik, or Rusty, is a scruffy red tabby who was ...

A mammoth tooth reveals bacterial DNA from 1.1 million years ago, offering new clues about diseases and hidden ecosystems in ...

In northeast Siberia, temperatures can drop to 96 degrees below zero. Boiling water flung from a teacup will freeze before reaching the ground. In these unimaginable conditions, the Eveny nomads have ...

Scientists have discovered two exceptionally well-preserved cave lion cubs in the Siberian permafrost. Despite being tens of thousands of years old, the cubs are among the most complete Ice Age ...

Along the Kiya River in western Siberia, a chunk of rock fell from a cliff and revealed a secret millions of years old. Alexander O. Averianov As a river carves the landscape of western Siberia, water ...

Stand atop the steep white cliffs that surround the giant rivers of Siberia, and your feet will mark a pivotal point in the history of life on Earth: the 541-million-year-old geologic boundary between ...

The land affected becomes largely useless for agriculture and infrastructure. YAKUTSK, Russia -- Thirty years ago, the road out from the village of Mai was flat. So were the fields around it, enough ...

Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of Siberia as ...

Siberia is home to some of the biggest logging trucks on earth, and in this video, a man reacts in awe to these giants. From their massive size to the sheer power needed to haul timber, these machines ...

Neanderthals and Denisovans might have lived side by side for tens of thousands of years, scientists report in two papers in Nature 1, 2. The long-awaited studies are based on the analysis of bones, ...