Geo-physicist Tries to Recreate an Ice Age Ecosystem in Siberia to Prevent...
Located south of Chersky in the Sakha Republic in northeastern Siberia is an expansive pocket of more than 500 billion tons of methane – more greenhouse gas than man has made since the Industrial...
View ArticleSouth Korean Scientists Announce Plan To Clone a Woolly Mammoth
It has been 10,000 years since woolly mammoths last roamed the earth, but if scientists in South Korea have their way the giant creatures could come back to life. Russian academics have signed a deal...
View ArticleA 1.5C Temperature Rise Would Set Off Siberia’s Permafrost Carbon Bomb,...
Yury Taranik / Shutterstock Researchers led by experts from Oxford University warn that a 1.5C temperature rise would melt Siberia’s permafrost, which would in turn release hundreds of gigatonnes of...
View ArticleDocument Reveals That SeaWorld Gives its Orcas Anti-Depressants And...
As if SeaWorld didn’t have enough bad press in the wake of the shocking documentary Blackfish , a document obtained by Buzzfeed reveals that the marine park gives its whales psychoactive drugs and...
View ArticleMethane-Producing Bacteria May Have Caused Earth’s Largest Mass Extinction
Scientists have identified five mass extinctions over the course of the Earth’s history. While many are familiar with the cataclysmic event that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, the most...
View ArticleMysterious Giant Hole in Siberia Could be Caused by Climate Change
If you’re looking for an abyss to gaze into, a new one just mysteriously appeared at the end of the world. A giant hole in the Earth about 262 feet in diameter was recently discovered in Russia’s far...
View ArticleVolvo’s new connected helmet helps drivers and bikers avoid collision
Several automakers are working on new safety technology that will connect drivers to pedestrians and cyclists, with the ultimate goal of alleviating collisions. Volvo has already revealed technology...
View ArticleToxic methane is leaking from Siberia’s rapidly melting permafrost
Yamal Peninsula in Sibera has a massive problem: Gigantic sinkholes have opened in its permafrost, leaking huge amounts of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere. If that weren’t enough,...
View ArticleRussian scientist injects himself with 3.5 million year old bacteria for...
A Russian scientist claims to have found the fountain of youth by injecting himself with 3.5 million year old bacteria found in the Siberian permafrost . According to Anatoli Brouchkov, he no longer...
View ArticleSiberia’s "gateway to the underworld" crater is rapidly growing due to...
In a remote area of Siberia, outside the small town of Batagaiin the Sakha Republic, the ground suddenly opened up between 25 and 50 years ago, and it never stopped. The crater now measures a mile...
View ArticleInsane video shows Siberian ground bubbling like a "wobbling waterbed"
Siberia is no stranger to weird geological phenomena. Adding to the list of the area’s vast holes and craters is a bubbling tundra on the island of Belyy. Environmental researchers found a site where...
View ArticleZombie anthrax outbreak hits Siberia after blistering heatwave
Zombie anthrax from a reindeer that has been dead for 75 years appears to have resurfaced after a recent heatwave hit Siberia, infecting 13 Yamal nomads and killing 1,500 reindeer, Washington Post...
View ArticleWhy 1 in 10 people reach the age of 100 in this small Italian village
Back in the 1950’s, American scientist Ancel Keys began to research the Mediterranean diet in Italy ‘s Cilento peninsula. He eventually moved to the peninsula and lived to only two months shy of his...
View ArticleRussian river runs red, locals suspect nearby metal plant
A river near the Siberian town of Norilsk turned bright red on Tuesday , stunning local residents and puzzling authorities. Some locals, though, are saying this isn’t the first time the Daldykan River...
View ArticleThousands of giant snowballs pile up on 11 miles of Siberian coast
Huge snowballs along 11 miles of coastline surprised residents of Nyda, Siberia recently. Locals say they’ve never seen a phenomenon like this one, and documented the thousands of snowballs in social...
View ArticleRussia investigating men who brutally ran over a bear with heavy trucks
Russia has launched a criminal investigation after a horrifying YouTube video showed men in Siberia driving heavy duty trucks over a brown bear . One man can be heard yelling for the others to crush...
View ArticleIsaac Burrough unveils solar-powered luxury yacht concept
New Zealand-based practice Isaac Burrough Design has proposed a new luxury yacht concept designed to maximize both energy efficiency and enjoyment out on the high seas. Named Kiwa after one of the...
View ArticleThis DIY algae kit is an easy science experiment for kids
BioBombola is a DIY algae kit specially designed to teach kids how to grow their own domestic garden of spirulina – a sustainable source of plant-based proteins. The project is the brainchild of...
View ArticleArctic wildfires rage through Siberia
The earth’s poles have made the news a lot this summer, and not for good reasons. Now, another awful update has hit, with Arctic wildfires burning out of control. “We’ve had exceptional and prolonged...
View ArticleArctic wildfires are emitting 35% more carbon compared to 2019
Wildfires are releasing more carbon emissions in the first eight months of 2020 than they did in all of 2019. According to a recent report by the EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service , carbon...
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