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'Kolchak was 'like an Englishman'-the analogy oddly recurs in an official Soviet account of the execution'
Peter Fleming, 'The Fate of Admiral Kolchak'

Race to unravel mystery of 1908 Tunguska catastrophe - the world’s biggest explosion

Russian scientists hopeful of finding traces of cosmic matter left after the explosion.

Cooking secrets of the Neolithic era revealed in groundbreaking scientific tests

60,000-year-old Neanderthal ‘Swiss Army Knife’ found in Siberian cave

New tests underway on Mona Lisa of geo-archeology - a bone that proves man hunted woolly mammoth

Scientists take samples in bid to clone extinct foal as first step to restoring woolly mammoth

Investment sought for $5.9 million cloning centre to bring back mammoths and other extinct species

Suspected first trace of Beringia people on the land bridge - now mostly sunken - joining Russia and North America

Worms frozen in permafrost for up to 42,000 years come back to life

Boy, 11, finds ‘1,000 year old message’ written in runes on pendant made of mammoth bone

2,000 year old mummified ‘sleeping beauty’ dressed in silk emerges from Siberian reservoir

50,000 year old Siberian bones may be the ‘oldest Homo sapiens' outside Africa and Middle East

Silicon Taiga can become a reality to drive Russia forward, Vladimir Putin urged

Ancient Jew’s harps found in Altai Mountains as musical instruments reappear after 1,700 years

Magical new 4,500 year old finds add to 'oldest toy collection in the world'

Tragic truth about two frozen 55,000 year old cave lion cubs is revealed by scientists

First-ever dinosaur egg found in Russia 'helps prove evolution of modern birds'

Extinct cave lion cub in 'perfect' condition found in Siberia rising cloning hopes

Two types of Siberian fish 'lead the world in richness of their Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids'

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Neanderthals made two epic invasions of Siberia, says new study

Cold-defying conquests traced to 120,000 years ago when they crossbred with Denisovans, and 60,000 years ago when they collected sparkling crystals.

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Giant sauropods lived in polar conditions in world’s coldest region, say scientists

Evidence of the dinosaurs found at Teete locality in Yakutia, just 450 km south of the Arctic Circle.

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Russian birch trees are ‘climbing mountains’ due to climate change

Forests on the march thanks to global warming, says new research by Krasnoyarsk Science Centre.

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Did extinct woolly mammoths have ‘heaters’ to melt snow in their trunks?

Intriguing evidence from well-preserved calf Yuka of ‘cobra hood-shaped bulge’ on trunk that is absent in modern elephants

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2,300 year old wooden house is rebuilt, and it fits together down to the last centimetre

Timber from potentate’s log cabin was superbly persevered in permafrost, allowing us to see how ancient man lived.

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Siberian puppy frozen in permafrost for 14,300 years gives scientists major RNA breakthrough

Never before has RNA - Ribonucleic acid - sequencing been carried out from so far back in time.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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