Siberia

Russian researchers discovered the mummified remains of a shaman inside a sarcophagus who was buried wearing silk and fur.

Clouds of smoke billowed from the carpark next to the regional parliament in Tyumen.

The large scar in the landscape, formally known as the Batagay megaslump, has grown to be the world's biggest as permafrost melts.

The unique vegetation of the Arctic tundra could disappear by the year 2050 if no substantial reduction in global warming is achieved, scientists have warned.

"We are standing at the threshold," Katey Walter Anthony, who has spent her career understanding methane emissions, told Newsweek.

A fire broke out at an apartment block in the city of Kemerovo, while firefighters are tackling a blaze in the city of Yakutsk.

The blaze broke out near the Siberian city of Novosibirsk on Tuesday.

The thermal anomalies showing huge heat sources were captured by NASA's Aqua satellite.

The wildfires burning across eastern Russia have killed around 20 people so far.

Estimates vary over the number of Russian troop losses so far, with Kyiv claiming it could be as high as 16,000.

Head keeper at the Wildcat Ridge Sanctuary, Tiffany Lopez, said that this behavior is typical of the "gentle giant."

The World Meteorological Organization said that the record temperature was "more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic."

Farukh Khasanov helped land the Siberian Light Aviation Antonov-28 plane in a field after it lost radar contact.

More than 260 fires were burning in the region as of Monday, according to Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations.

As COVID-19 cases increase in Russia, a Siberian region was the first to order a new lockdown on Wednesday. The two-week lockdown is set to begin on Sunday.

Officials said the three were likely infected with the virus just before they were vaccinated.

The pair boarded the deck of the Pacific Fleet submarine after swimming across the Krasheninnikov Bay in Russia's far East.

Alexander Chepurnov spent time with COVID-19 patients without a mask on in a bid to get the virus for a second time.

At one point, the driving comes face-to-face with a bear looking through his windshield.

Sergei Torop, who believes he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, was arrested together with his two deputies in Siberia.

Maxim Martsinkevich, the 36-year-old founder of Occupy Pedophilia, became internationally infamous for his brutal videos targeting gay men.

Latest depression formed as a result of permafrost thaw after the region saw record temperatures and wildfires.

In an Instagram post, the Russian opposition leader shared that he was able to breathe on his own. His press secretary said he'd return to Russia.

A woman who had visited a "heave mound" before an explosion almost became the "first victim" of the geological event, a scientist studying the crater said.

A scientist studying the crater in the remote Yamal peninsula also said it has just a few years to "live."

The crater is believed to have formed through an explosion after a build-up of methane underground.

Craters like Batagay form as a result of thermokarst, where the ice locked inside permafrost melts, reducing ground strength.

The fossilized excrement could help to shed light on what the extinct animal once ate.

Greenpeace estimates over 19 million hectares of land—an area bigger than Greece—has burned since the start of 2020.

The Arctic has experienced unprecedented temperatures, which has been largely attributed to climate change.