UPDATE 07 October: STREIT BETWEEN STATE AUTHORITIES AND SCIENTISTSThe events on Khalatyrsky beach have become a point of contention between state authorities and independent scientists. While the authorities have announced that they have not measured elevated levels...
The icebreaker “Arktika” has left St. Petersburg for test drives in the Arctic. (Photo: Anton Haas, St. Petersburg) With only two of its three engines, Russia’s newest icebreaker “Arktika” is on its maiden voyage to the Arctic. The...
One such automatic weather station, the Klinck station, in the middle of the Greenland ice sheet, had measured the lowest Arctic temperature on December 22, 1991. The station was part of a measurement network installed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The...
In the Gulf of Ob, near the Gyda peninsula, the new Utrenneye natural gas field is to be tapped from 2023 and 20 million tonnes of liquid natural gas will be supplied per year from 2026. The gas is to be shipped all over the world, especially to Asia. Photo: Novatek...
The two discovered carcasses of the animals are so well preserved that even the soft tissues can still be seen. Until now, only bones of cave bears have been found. But in the permafrost ground of Yakutia, the parts remained perfectly preserved. Photo: Northeastern...
