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Iron Age Surgeons Fixed a Woman’s Shattered Jaw With Primitive Prosthetic—and She Survived

Researchers revisited a 2,500-year-old mummified skull, uncovering signs of an extreme surgical procedure—which the ancient woman survived.

Human History Gayoung Lee Feb 20

New Research Answers Lingering Questions About Siberia’s Exploding Tundra

Previous research pointed to climate change as the main driver of permafrost explosions in Siberia, but a new study offers a more nuanced explanation.

Earth Science Ellyn Lapointe Sep 16

The Famous Bering Land Bridge Was More Like a Swamp, Geologists Say

Why did some species, including ancient humans, cross the Bering Land Bridge between modern-day Siberia and Alaska during the last Ice Age? The picture has only gotten more complex.

Earth Science Margherita Bassi Dec 16

Chemists Finally Unravel the Mystery of Siberia’s Explosive Craters

Underground methane blasts are behind Siberia’s puzzling exploding craters, according to new research.

Earth Science Adam Kovac Sep 29

Siberia’s Wildfire Season Is Raging Out of Control. Again.

Fire season in one of the coldest places on Earth is once again going off with sky-high temperatures and smoke-blanketed cities.

Earth Science Molly Taft Jul 20

Image: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-3 imagery

Ground Temperatures Hit 118 Degrees in the Arctic Circle

The ongoing climate crisis is not going to spare Siberia.

Climate Change Isaac Schultz Jun 22

Siberia Is on Fire—and It’s Only May

It looks like wildfires in Siberia are starting up again—and some fires that never went out after last summer are starting to poke their heads out of the snow. Very normal and cool! Last week, authorities put Novobirsk’s 1.7 million residents under what’s known as a “black sky” air quality warning as smoke from nearby…

Climate Change Molly Taft May 3

An Exploding Tundra, Voter Fraud, and Ancient Singing Dogs: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

We’re in September, y’all. I just…I can’t right now. I keep remembering that fact when I feel the errant chilly breeze when I’m out walking my dog or catch sight of stores selling Halloween decorations and it keeps blowing my mind. Nine months! We’re nine months into 2020 and yet 2019 feels like a lifetime…

Tech News Alyse Stanley Sep 6

Arctic Wildfires Have Never Released This Much Carbon Dioxide

Sure, we’re all aghast at the Siberian tundra exploding because it’s too damn hot. But there’s a much bigger catastrophe that’s played out this summer in the overheated region. Arctic fires have unleashed an unprecedented amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This comes from the European Commission’s Copernicus program, which monitors fires around the…

Earther Brian Kahn Sep 3

Everything Is Extremely Normal and Totally Fine

The tundra is exploding in Siberia. Again. A 165-foot-deep (50-meter) crater has ripped open in the northwest region of what’s normally one of the coldest places on Earth. The past year, though, it’s been anything but, and the crater is just the latest sign of Siberia’s summer of hot discontent. Journalists on assignment to cover…

Earther Brian Kahn Sep 1

Gif: University of Maine Climate Change Institute

It’s Not Just Siberia as Record Heat Spreads Across the Arctic

Siberia has been hot and on fire. Perhaps you’ve heard? The relentless heat that’s buffeted the region has decided to expand to other parts of the Arctic, from Norway to Canada, with high-temperature records breaking over the weekend. A nearly all-encompassing heat wave has spread across the highest reaches of the globe. Weekend temperatures reached…

Earther Brian Kahn Jul 27

A 14,000-Year-Old Human Poop and the Best Human Brain Alternative: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Sometimes, the world is just so unbelievable that it’s hard to find words to describe it. In those situations, since I have no words, I look for the next best thing: something to make me laugh. And I don’t know if it’s because I communicate very well with my inner child or what, but there…

Tech News Jody Serrano Jul 20

Russian River Runs Orange After a Catastrophic Mine Spill

Russian Instagram blogger Sergey Zamkadniy usually posts images of beautiful sunsets or riverine adventures. His latest work, however, shows a disaster unfolding in real-time. An abandoned mine in Russia’s Ural Mountains has tainted streams orange. Zamkadniy captured images of the disaster last week. Now, AFP reports that Russian authorities are launching an investigation into the…

Conservation Yessenia Funes Jul 16

Siberian Fires Have Released a Record Amount of Carbon This Year

The wildfire crisis in Siberia continues unabated. This year’s blazes have smashed records, including the northernmost fires on record and the highest total of Siberian carbon emissions. If you want to know what a climate emergency looks like, this is it. Fire season in Siberia started with a bang in April and hasn’t quit since,…

Earther Brian Kahn Jul 2

Siberia Just Got Hit With Another Toxic Spill—From the Same Mining Company

Remember earlier this month when a Russian mining company spilled thousands of tons of diesel into a beautiful Arctic river? Well, that company is behind yet another devastating spill. This time, diesel isn’t the pollutant; industrial wastewater is. The company, Nornickel, admitted Sunday that workers at one of its metals processing plants released industrial wastewater…

Earther Yessenia Funes Jun 29

It Was 100 Degrees in Siberia Today. Yes, That Siberia

A freak heatwave has been scorching most of the Arctic for weeks now, but it broke records Saturday when the temperature hit 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit in a town in Siberia, one of Russia’s northernmost regions. It’s likely the hottest temperature ever recorded north of the Arctic Circle, CBS meteorologist Jeff Berardelli wrote on Twitter, though…

Earther Alyse Stanley Jun 20

Satellite Images Show the Arctic’s Fiery Unraveling

Even by the Arctic’s increasing erratic standards, it’s been a weird spring and summer in Siberia. The region of the world that’s considered a bastion of frigid temperatures and frozen landscapes is buckling under the intense pressure of the climate crisis. Through the first five months of the year, Siberia has been a bright red…

Earther Brian Kahn Jun 15

Siberian Officials Say Huge Diesel Spill Has Reached a Sensitive Arctic Lake

A major diesel spill from a power plant in Siberia has reached a fragile freshwater lake that leads to the Arctic Ocean, according to regional officials. That could create an ecological catastrophe. Speaking to reporters earlier this week, Krasnoyarsk Territory Governor Alexander Uss said the spilled fuel has reached Lake Pyasino. “This is a beautiful…

Earther George Dvorsky Jun 10

Catastrophic Diesel Fuel Spill in Siberia Prompts State of Emergency

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after an estimated 20,000 tons of diesel fuel poured out of a fuel tank and into a nearby river. The spill—possibly the worst of its kind in the Arctic region—is being attributed to melting permafrost, yet another sad impact of climate change. The diesel spill…

Earther George Dvorsky Jun 4

It Hit 80 Degrees in the Arctic This Week

This story will provide important context for the headline, and I encourage you to read it—but really, the headline tells you what you need to know: It was 80 degrees Fahrenheit above the Arctic Circle this week. A little farther south, in Siberia—you know, the region of world we reference when we want to connote…

Earther Brian Kahn May 22

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Iron Age Surgeons Fixed a Woman’s Shattered Jaw With Primitive Prosthetic—and She Survived

New Research Answers Lingering Questions About Siberia’s Exploding Tundra

The Famous Bering Land Bridge Was More Like a Swamp, Geologists Say

Chemists Finally Unravel the Mystery of Siberia’s Explosive Craters

Siberia’s Wildfire Season Is Raging Out of Control. Again.

Ground Temperatures Hit 118 Degrees in the Arctic Circle

Siberia Is on Fire—and It’s Only May

An Exploding Tundra, Voter Fraud, and Ancient Singing Dogs: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Arctic Wildfires Have Never Released This Much Carbon Dioxide

Everything Is Extremely Normal and Totally Fine

It’s Not Just Siberia as Record Heat Spreads Across the Arctic

A 14,000-Year-Old Human Poop and the Best Human Brain Alternative: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

Russian River Runs Orange After a Catastrophic Mine Spill

Siberian Fires Have Released a Record Amount of Carbon This Year

Siberia Just Got Hit With Another Toxic Spill—From the Same Mining Company

It Was 100 Degrees in Siberia Today. Yes, That Siberia

Satellite Images Show the Arctic’s Fiery Unraveling

Siberian Officials Say Huge Diesel Spill Has Reached a Sensitive Arctic Lake

Catastrophic Diesel Fuel Spill in Siberia Prompts State of Emergency

It Hit 80 Degrees in the Arctic This Week

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