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'Krasnoyarsk… is the best and most beautiful of all Siberian cities, with its smoked-coloured and dreamy mountains'
A.P. Chekhov, 1890

By 2080 Siberia to become 'the go-to place to live due to climate change'

Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.

First-ever cases of obesity in Arctic peoples as noodles replace traditional diet 

Experts warn of threat of born-again smallpox from old Siberian graveyards

By 2080 Siberia to become 'the go-to place to live due to climate change'

First-ever cases of obesity in Arctic peoples as noodles replace traditional diet 

Experts warn of threat of born-again smallpox from old Siberian graveyards

How great is the threat of an explosion of smallpox from the thawing permafrost in Siberia?

Is a potentially catastrophic earthquake on the way in Siberia?

British scientists mocked as 'outlandish and zany' in Siberia

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So who made these amazing ancient artefacts - prehistoric Homo sapiens or Denisovans?

Leading Russian scientist remains unshaken in view that it was Denisovans despite growing doubts from Western experts.

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Cloning of mammoth will be successful in 10 years, predicts head of region earmarked for their home

Born-again beasts will roam in Ice Age Park in Yakutia, said Aisen Nikolaev, head of Yakutia region.

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Siberia holds the key to the human love affair with dogs

Study of ancient canine graves shows the important place of the animals in lives of prehistoric people.

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An excess of 'useless' information weakens the immune system, 'making people prone to cancer'

The warning came at a conference in Tomsk from Heidelberg University professor Julia Kzhyshkowska.

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Siberian scientists' alarm over government plans for reforming the Russian Academy of Sciences

A powerful backlash has hit new laws due to be speeded through parliament on 'modernising' the country's science.

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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.

We say

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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