Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia. Without warning, the ground itself explodes, blasting soil and chunks of ice hundreds of feet into the air and leaving behind a massive crater that can plunge more than 160 feet…
An artist’s impression of the Tunguska airburst over central Siberia on 30 June 1908. An explosion powerful enough to destroy millions of trees should have left behind a giant crater. Instead, when scientists finally reached the remote Siberian wilderness where the blast had occurred, they found only a forest laid out like matchsticks. There was…
A Russian Tu‑22M3 strategic bomber crashed on Monday during a training flight in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry told the Interfax news agency. A Russian Tu‑22M3 strategic bomber crashed on Monday during a training flight in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry told the Interfax news agency.The ministry said the crew successfully…
