Siberia
Small Population of Woolly Mammoths Survived for Centuries, Against All Odds
Ten thousand years ago, as the Pleistocene ended and...
Eric Larsen on Why He Decided to Lead a North Pole Tour Through Russia
Yesterday, polar guide Eric Larsen returned to Colorado after...
China vs Russia: The Modern Battle Over The Geographical Center of Asia
The geographical center of a place refers to the...
Russian Outfitter Gets Four Years in Prison For 2022 Kluchevskaya Disaster
Andrey Stepanov, the head of the Extreme Time travel...
Eurasia’s Highest Active Volcano Stirs Again
Kamchatka's ever-restless Klyuchevskaya volcano has erupted again. This time,...
Weekend Warm-Up: Two Decades of Siberian Solitude
What causes someone to retreat from society? It's an...
Don’t Make Fun of Elders, Especially If They’re Shamans
After an expedition to Siberia’s Wrangel Island, I took...
Temperature Dives to Record Lows in Eastern Siberia. Would you Believe -75˚C?
According to residents, the air temperature in the eastern...
Updated: Only Three Survive the Ordeal on Klyuchevskaya
Only three of the 12 climbers on Klyuchevskaya volcano...
Tragedy on Klyuchevskaya: Weather Halts Rescue Helicopters, Six Still Stranded
A sixth victim has died on 4,754m Klyuchevskaya Sopka,...
Five Climbers Die in Fall on Kamchatka’s Klyuchevskaya Volcano
Five climbers have died in a fall on 4,754m...
35 Years Ago Today: Lynne Cox’s World-Changing Swim Across the Bering Strait
Thirty-five years ago, during the Cold War, American endurance...
Brown Bears Eat Wealthy Tourists and Pilot After Helicopter Crashes in Remote Kamchatka
Brown bears mauled and ate three people after a...
British Adventurer Arrested, Spends a Month in a Russian Prison
Editor's note: We also caught up later with Charlie...
Divers to Explore Possible Crater of Siberia’s Famous Tunguska Meteor
A quartet of geophysicists and hydrobiologists has obtained a...
Kids in World’s Coldest Town Finally Get a ‘Snow Day’ — at -60°C
Oymyakon, in extreme northeastern Siberia, is the world's coldest...
Eight Die in Kamchatka Helicopter Crash; Guide Agency Blamed
It's been a grim week in adventure. Bodies litter...