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'That time Barnaul was undoubtedly the most cultural corner of Siberia. I named it Siberian Athens'
Pyotr Tyan-Shanskiy, 1856
Yamal craters
Giant new 50-metre deep 'crater' opens up in Arctic tundra
Blocks of soil and ice thrown hundreds of metres from epicentre of the funnel at the Yamal peninsula.
Warnings of new Arctic explosions at some 700-plus sites in Yamal due to thawing permafrost
Scientists rush to site of latest tundra eruption - which formed a crater 50 metres deep - amid fears for homes and key industrial sites.
NEWSFLASH: Parts of a 'spaceship' found in mysterious new crater in northern Siberia
Three man team probing the discovery is now 'missing in tundra', say Emergency Ministry officials.
Siberian exploding holes 'are the key to Bermuda Triangle' - scientists
Same phenomenon of discharge of gas hydrates 'led to crater formation in Russia and disappearance of ships in Atlantic'.
7,000 underground gas bubbles poised to 'explode' in Arctic
Bulging bumps in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas believed to be caused by thawing permafrost releasing methane.
New giant crater appears in Siberia
Subsidence from old coal mine a possible cause of latest mystery hole.
More than 400 sealed ‘craters’ are ticking time bombs from a total 7000+ Arctic permafrost mounds
Dissecting them like surgical abscesses to release the gas seen as one solution to avoid future eruptions.
Trembling tundra - the latest weird phenomenon in Siberia's land of craters
Earth is moving as 'leaking methane gas due to global warming causes surface to bubble' in a new phenomenon.
Discovered: 200-plus Arctic lakes which bubble like jacuzzis from seeping methane gas
Space pictures show the blue-tinted lakes formed in depressions caused by thawing permafrost on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas.
Drone flies inside giant Yamal permafrost crater for first time, dipping 15 metres below the surface
Underground aerial survey throws important new light on these eerie giant holes, enabling a first 3D model.
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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.
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