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world7 days ago•3 min saved

Ukraine’s long-range drones strike Siberia’s largest refinery ahead of NATO summit

Ukrainian long-range Fire Point drones hit the Omsk oil refinery in western Siberia, causing a fire and signaling Kyiv’s expanded reach about 2,500 km from Ukraine. The refinery is Russia’s largest to be hit and has capacity over 21 million tons per year. The attack came on the eve of a NATO summit in Ankara and Kyiv said it also targeted oil facilities in other Russian regions, with no casualties reported; Russia had previously launched missiles and drones against Kyiv.

via CNBC|

#drones #nato-summit #omsk-refinery

science24 days ago•11 min saved

Tunguska 1908: a sky-borne blast that flattened forests without a crater

A 1908 explosion over remote Siberia flattened about 2,000 square kilometres of forest—an estimated 10–15 megatons of energy—yet produced no ground crater. Scientists now favor an airburst: a small asteroid (roughly 50–60 metres) disintegrated high in the atmosphere, ejecting energy into the air rather than the ground. While Lake Cheko’s crater hypothesis has been largely rejected, Tunguska remains the largest known airburst and a key reminder that near-Earth objects can devastate large areas without leaving a crater; it also underpins ongoing asteroid monitoring and risk awareness.

via Space Daily|

#airburst #asteroid #crater

science27 days ago•5 min saved

Ancient Siberian graves reveal oldest plague outbreak, reshaping its origin story

A Nature study of four Siberian graves near Lake Baikal, dating to about 5,500 years ago, found Yersinia pestis DNA in roughly 40% of the remains, offering the oldest evidence of plague and suggesting two prehistoric outbreaks that spread within families among hunter‑gatherers. The bacterium likely caused pneumonic plague at the time—not the flea‑borne bubonic form that emerged later—and the findings challenge the idea that the Neolithic agricultural shift was the primary driver of plague emergence, showing it could affect hunter‑gatherer communities as well.

via NBC News|

#ancientdna #archaeology #plague

military1 month ago•7 min saved

Ukraine expands drone reach to 3,500 km, putting Siberia within strike range

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) says its Liutyi deep‑strike drones can reach 1,500–1,700 km and the jet‑powered Peklo can reach 700–1,000 km, projecting an overall capability of up to 3,500 km that could put European Russia and as far east as Krasnoyarsk in Siberia within Kyiv’s strike envelope. The claim is a capability assertion, not yet demonstrated; the current confirmed long‑range record is about 1,750 km, and recent Russian missile alerts in the Urals frame the broader war context.

via Euromaidan Press|

#drones #long-range #military

science1 month ago•11 min saved

Tunguska 1908: The Sky Burst That Left No Ground Crater

On June 30, 1908, a sky explosion over Tunguska, Siberia leveled about 2,150 square kilometers of forest with an energy around 10–15 megatons, but left no ground crater because the object disintegrated in the atmosphere at roughly 5–10 km altitude; decades later, Leonid Kulik found no meteorite and a radial pattern of downed trees, supporting the airburst explanation and dispelling sensational theories. The object is believed to have been a ~50–60 meter stony asteroid, though Lake Cheko’s proposed crater remains contested. The event reshaped thinking about space hazards and the need to map near-Earth objects, a lesson underscored by the smaller 2013 Chelyabinsk event.

via Space Daily|

#airburst #near-earth-objects #science

technology4 months ago•3 min saved

Yakutia's Cold-Weather Car Playbook: Engine Blankets, Heated Garages, and Mutual Aid at -95.8°F

In Yakutia, extreme Siberian winters force drivers to harden their cars with insulation (extra windshield glazing, industrial engine blankets, windproof grilles) and to park in heated garages. Cars are kept idling to prevent oil and fluids from freezing, and specialized thawing services help when engines stall. Beyond hardware, a culture of mutual aid—drivers stopping to check on strangers—helps communities cross long tundra routes when winter equipment or conditions falter.

via supercarblondie.com|

#cars #cold #siberia

world6 months ago•1 min saved

Polar Bear Attack Injures Three in Russia

A rare polar bear attack in Siberia injured three family members near Nosok, highlighting the increasing encounters between humans and polar bears due to shrinking sea ice caused by global warming.

via CBS News|

#attack #climate-change #polar-bear

science6 months ago•3 min saved

Nature Forms Giant Snowman in Siberia

NASA's Landsat 8 satellite captured an image of a snowman-shaped formation of lagoons and ice along Russia's Chukchi Peninsula, highlighting the region's coastal Arctic dynamics and the importance of satellite imagery in monitoring environmental changes.

via Space|

#arctic #landsat-8 #nasa

science6 months ago•2 min saved

Scientists Discover Exceptionally Preserved Bear in Siberia

Scientists discovered a perfectly preserved 3,460-year-old brown bear in Siberia's permafrost, providing unique insights into ancient wildlife, including soft tissues and diet, challenging initial assumptions that it was an Ice Age cave bear.

via The Daily Galaxy|

#brown-bear #fossil-discovery #permafrost

science7 months ago•5 min saved

Siberian Snowman Spotted in Billings

NASA captured an image of a series of lagoons in Siberia that naturally resemble a snowman, formed by geological processes and wind alignment, highlighting the region's unique winter landscape and historical significance of reindeer in Arctic exploration.

via NASA Science (.gov)|

#lagoons #nasa #reindeer

science10 months ago•3 min saved

Research Sheds Light on Siberia’s Exploding Tundra

New research explains Siberia's mysterious craters as caused by heat and gas rising from deep underground faults, triggered by climate change-induced thawing of permafrost, which leads to explosive methane releases and potentially more crater formations and lakes in the region.

via Gizmodo|

#climate-change #geology #methane-explosions

science10 months ago•1 min saved

Study Sheds Light on Siberian Gas Craters

New research explains the increasing gas craters in Siberia as a result of climate change-induced permafrost thawing, which releases methane pockets that can cause spontaneous explosions, raising concerns about future frequency as global temperatures rise.

via The New York Times|

#climate-change #gas-craters #methane

science10 months ago•5 min saved

Ancient Ice Preserves Nearly-Intact Wolf for 44,000 Years

A nearly intact 44,000-year-old wolf was discovered in Siberia's permafrost, providing a rare opportunity to study Ice Age predators through necropsy, DNA analysis, and microbiome research, which could reshape our understanding of ancient ecosystems and pathogen persistence.

via Earth.com|

#frozen-remains #ice-age-wolf #paleogenetics

science10 months ago•3 min saved

Ancient Mammoth DNA Reveals Microbial Links to Modern Elephant Diseases

Scientists analyzed microbial DNA from over 480 mammoth remains spanning more than a million years, discovering host-associated bacteria like Erysipelothrix, which may have influenced mammoth evolution. The study highlights the potential of ancient microbiome research to deepen understanding of extinct animals' health and evolutionary history.

via BBC Wildlife Magazine|

#ancient-animals #dna #mammoth

world10 months ago•1 min saved

Russia and China Agree on Major New Siberian Gas Pipeline

Russia announced that China has agreed to a new, extensive gas pipeline project across Siberia, signaling strengthened energy ties between the two countries.

via Financial Times|

#china #energy-cooperation #gas-pipeline