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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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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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