siberia
Few creatures do naptime like the bdelloid rotifer.
Wildfires in Russia’s Siberia continue to burn as emergency services fight to keep them under control. The country’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into the cause of the fires, which are currently burning over 3.1 million hectares of largely uninhabited forest.
The fires have spread to around 3 million hectares of mostly remote forest, an area almost the size of Belgium.
A starving polar bear strayed hundreds of kilometers away from its natural habitat and wandered into the industrial city of Norilsk in northern Siberia. It is the first polar bear seen in the city in more than 40 years, according to local environmentalists. Climate change has been damaging polar bears' sea-ice habitats and forced them to scavenge for food on land.
The perfectly preserved head was found in Siberia.
A flamingo crash-landed, frozen, in front of a car in Kemerovo, Siberia. The bird lost its bearings and took a wrong turn on an annual migration. Local residents rescued the flamingo and it’s now in good condition.
Julia and Anatolii are among the 142 million Russians who lead a different life from that which the Kremlin wants to present through the tournament.
Vlad does Siberia in his signature style.
The species suffered a 'genomic meltdown'.
It's the first time it's happened in the region.