China's nuclear safety agency responds to Russian radiation levels
A far eastern Russian city bordering China reported radiation levels 1,600 times higher than usual last week.
"Explosion" sparks huge fire at Russian defense facility in Siberia
Videos and photos showed black smoke rising over one of Russia's largest manufacturing plants, which serves the country's military-industrial sector.
Russian district scrambles to correct Putin's surprise election defeat
Presidential candidate Nikolai Kharitonov won more votes than Vladimir Putin at one polling station, local media said.
Massive explosion rocks CHP plant deep inside Russia
The incident killed one person and injured at least 23 others.
Explosion reported at Russian Space Agency's rocket engine plant in Siberia
Local residents "heard a bang in the area of the industrial zone," Viktor Shchygrev, mayor of Biysk in Russia's Altai region, said Thursday.
Putin ally's "nuke over Siberia" warning resurfaces amid satellite threat
A top Kremlin propagandist last year suggested testing an atomic bomb over Siberia to destroy "all of the satellites."
Radioactive capsule reported missing in Siberia sparks frantic search
Radioactive Caesium-137 can have harmful effects on the human body.
Which would you pick? Sisters' wildly different locations shock internet
Social media users were blown away by the stark contrast, with one of the locations described as "hell on earth."
Russian city freezes after electricity fails
There have been large-scale power outages nationwide since the new year, leaving Russians to grapple with freezing temperatures.
Oldest fortress in the world discovered by archaeologists
A fortified structure in a remote region of Siberia has been dated to around 8,000 years ago, challenging our understanding of early human societies.
Joe Biden photo used for target practice at shooting range, video shows
The video shows a picture of Joe Biden with a target on his face being fired upon in the shooting range.
Ukraine confirms it has a military battalion made up entirely of Russians
A Tuesday story detailed how Russian citizens have traveled to Ukraine to enlist in the battalion.
Russia's "supreme shaman" offers prediction on nuclear war
The elected top shaman in Russia discussed in an interview the war in Ukraine and the possible use of nuclear weapons.
Putin allies attack each other as "nuke Siberia" backlash grows
RT chief Margarita Simonyan said a nuclear weapon in the Russian sky would send a strong message to NATO.
Kremlin shuts down suggestion to "nuke Siberia"
The Kremlin has rejected a call from one of Vladimir Putin's leading propagandists to detonate a nuclear weapon over Siberia to demonstrate Russia's strength.
Meteor spotted in skies over Siberia: Video
The meteor most likely burned up in the atmosphere before it reached the ground, a scientist told Russian state media.
Why "blood-red" glacier is an ominous sign
A massive algae bloom has stained the glacier in Siberia, prompting a warning from Russian scientists.
Rare white rainbow spotted over world's largest freshwater lake in Siberia
"You cook dinner, raise your eyes, wait out of habit for impenetrable fog, and there is such a miracle," photographer Aleksey Svatov said.
Scientists resurrect worms frozen in Siberia permafrost for 46,000 years
"If we can understand [how to halt life and then restart it] in nematodes then maybe we will be able to understand it in humans," Teymuras Kurzchalia told Newsweek.
Anthrax-infected Russians escape Siberian hospital
In early July, four residents in the Tuva region, which borders Mongolia, were diagnosed with anthrax after eating the meat of an infected horse.
Secrets of "gateway to the underworld" threatened by Russia-Ukraine war
"It was a huge, huge disruption to all of our science and also our long-standing cooperation with Russian institutions," Thomas Opel told Newsweek.
Author cancelling book about Russian family turns heads
The book was set to follow a family living in the Russian wilderness, attempting to resist the Soviet governments push for industrialization.
Earth's magnetic north pole follows "unusual" path, races towards Siberia
The recent movement of the north magnetic pole has been following a path that is "unprecedented in the recent historical record," scientists said.
Immense fireball flying over Siberian city captured in spectacular footage
Videos show a very bright light momentarily streaking across the sky above the city of Krasnoyarsk before fizzling out.
Teen brings grenade into class, sparks mass evacuation of school
The 14-year-old student said he bought the grenade on the internet as a "souvenir."
Ancient humans may have gone to North America then turned around
Evidence suggests that the Americas were first settled by people who traveled from Asia.
Shaman predicts Alaska and California will become part of Russia
"America may soon be divided into several parts, and several states will declare sovereignty," Russia's deputy head shaman Artur Tsybikov said.
First Russian baby born in 2023 sparks flurry of racist comments
The baby's parents are from Tuva, a republic in southern Siberia, which borders northwestern Mongolia.
Russian caught trying to switch sides and fight for Ukraine
In court documents, the man is accused of sharing "Nazi views" and as "an ardent opponent of the domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Federation."
Would Putin's nuclear bunker in Ural mountains save him from Armageddon?
Putin's bunker is thought to be deep beneath Mount Yamantau, around 230 miles from the site of the third worst nuclear disaster in history