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Arctic records its hottest temperature EVER as mercury hits 100F in town of Verkhoyansk in Siberia Mercury shot up to 32F (18C) above normal in the Siberian town of 1,000 people Scientists had predicted that the Arctic wouldn’t reach these levels until 2100 Siberia is experiencing a heatwave, with temperatures 18F (10C) above normal By … Read more
Burning coal in Siberia ignited by volcanic eruptions led to catastrophic global warming that caused the Earth’s most severe extinction event 250 million years ago Scientists argue magma burned through seams of coal exacerbating warming End Permian extinction saw around 90 per cent of life on Earth wiped out Researchers warm it is an early … Read more
Tiger cub ‘seeks out human help’ and approaches houses after losing her mother in Siberia Locals believe the cub, around 10 months old, was pleading for them to help her She came close to homes in Gornovodnoye as she padded down the road Experts say its mother was probably killed by poachers or died in … Read more
Archeologists identify 14,000-year-old Siberian ancestor of early inhabitants of North America, the oldest known genetic link between the two regions ever documented Archeologists in Lake Baikal, Siberia analyzed remains dating back 14,000 years They found a number of genetic links between to Native American populations The researchers say the samples are oldest common ancestor yet … Read more
Magnetic North Police is moving closer to Siberia as two lobes of magnetic force clash near the Earth’s core, researchers reveal Researchers from the UK and Denmark say the pole is moving 37 miles a year Associate professor Phil Livermore says they have not seen data like this before It is caused by shifts in … Read more
The mysterious crater in Siberia that’s five miles wide, has a 2,000ft-high ridge and contains so many precious metals it’s known as ‘treasure mountain’ The geological wonder – the Kondyor Massif – is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock This volcanic rock pushed up through 5,000 miles of mantle a billion years or … Read more
A frozen bird found in Siberia which was mistaken for an animal that ‘died yesterday’ has been revealed as a 46,000-year-old horned lark. This ‘icebird’ was so well preserved that fossil hunters mistook it for a modern animal that died yesterday. But researchers studying the animal believe it may be the first recorded example of … Read more
7 Events: From Sandi Toksvig’s tour to Hugh Laurie in Avenue 5 on TV and the Russian State Ballet Of Siberia, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 January 2020 The Comedy Show: Sandi … Read more