In the icy tundra of Siberia, people speak in tightly wound sounds with consonants packed like frozen gravel. A few thousand ...

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

The Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans) is a nocturnal and arboreal rodent that inhabits the boreal taiga forests from ...

A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the ...

Scientists have found evidence that the Asian continent was free of permafrost all the way to its northerly coast with the Arctic Ocean when Earth’s ...

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What if the secret to surviving the harshest winters was not just strength, but a touch of feline magic? Meet the Siberian cat—a marvel of nature, draped in a snowy coat and armed with a spirit that ...

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck southwestern Siberia in Russia. The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) reported the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Researchers have found a remarkably preserved juvenile mammoth in Siberia's thawing permafrost. Recovered from the Batagaika crater, the carcass provides an unprecedented glimpse into prehistoric life ...