Russia
Siberian Hunters Cooked in 'Hot Pots' at the End of the Last Ice Age
Chemical analysis of the cookware reveals the diets of two ancient Siberian cultures
Moscow Brought in Fake Snow for New Year's Eve Festivities to Counter an Unseasonably Warm December
A lack of festive atmosphere isn't the only issue; the city's snowless New Year's points to the serious effects of climate change on Russia
Tomb Containing Three Generations of Warrior Women Unearthed in Russia
The four Scythians were buried together some 2,500 years ago
Tsar Nicholas II's Last Shipment of Booze Recovered From the Baltic Sea
Salvagers hope that some of the 900 bottles of cognac and Benedictine are still drinkable
Russia Frees Last Belugas From Notorious ‘Whale Jail’
Dozens of orcas and belugas had been kept in small sea pens, reportedly awaiting sale to China
You Can Now Visit Chernobyl's Control Room, if You're Quick About It
Visitors will have five minutes to look around the contaminated spot where the worst nuclear disaster in history took place
Blast Rocks Russian Facility Storing Smallpox and Ebola Viruses
Officials say that disease samples were not being stored in the affected laboratory, and there is no risk to the public
From Nazi Prisons to Cat Sanctuaries, Explore the Many Lives of These Russian Palaces
Follow the footsteps of doomed royals and revolutionaries through these architectural marvels
Remains of Napoleonic General Believed to Have Been Found in Russian Park
Charles Étienne Gudin, whose name appears on the Arc de Triomphe, was hit by a cannonball during the Battle of Valutino
A Perfectly Preserved 32,000-Year-Old Wolf Head Was Found in Siberian Permafrost
Given the head’s state of preservation, researchers are hopeful that they can extract viable DNA and use it to sequence the wolf’s genome
Bronze Age ‘Birdman’ Had a Headdress Made of Dozens of Bird Beaks, Skulls
Researchers suspect that the unusual accessory served a protective ritual purpose
Russia Will Free 97 Orcas, Belugas Held in Cramped 'Whale Jail' Since Last Summer
Authorities and international scientists have signed an agreement pledging to release the whales "back into their natural environment"
Earth's Largest River Delta Was the Size of Alaska
The Triassic Snadd delta between Norway and Russia lasted millions of years and was likely a biodiversity hotspot
In Siberia, Toxic Black Snow Reveals the Toll of Coal Mining
Authorities in one town reportedly attempted to cover up coal-polluted snow with white paint
Climate Changes Bears Down on This Remote Russian Settlement
The surge of hungry four-legged visitors to Belushya Guba is part of a larger trend
The Forgotten Story of the American Troops Who Got Caught Up in the Russian Civil War
Even after the armistice was signed ending World War I, the doughboys clashed with Russian forces 100 years ago
The Incomplete History Told by New York's K.G.B. Museum
Designed to be apolitical, the attraction offers whiz-bang tech without the agency's brutal past
How a Japanese Island Quietly Disappeared
Esanbe Hanakita Kojima, as the island is called, may have been eroded by wind and ice floes
Russian Researcher Charged With Attempted Murder In Antarctica
Earlier this month a researcher stabbed another individual at Bellinghausen Station after suffering an "emotional breakdown"
Excavations at Medieval Vyborg Castle Reveal Secrets of "Hidden" Passageway
The finds include a game board etched into the surface of a clay brick that was likely used to play a variation of the strategy game nine men’s morris
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