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Shigir Idol: World's oldest wood sculpture has mysterious carved faces and once stood 17 feet tall
Live Science via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoA tall carved statue in a museum. Name: Shigir Idol What it is: The world's oldest known wooden...
Whatever happened to…Americans detained in Russia?
Fox News· 9 hours agoExperts familiar with the negotiations say, there could be a window of opportunity to free Whelan, shortly after the election. "I think the door will...
What is the birthstone for June? It actually has three. A guide to the colorful gems
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoIts red and green colors were similar to the national military colors of imperial Russia....
Humans didn't domesticate horses until 4,200 years ago — a millennium later than thought
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoRelated: Why do horses wear shoes? "It seems that the first domestication was motivated by accessing...
Logistics: An Explosive Cold War Scandal
Strategy Page· 2 days agoJune 3, 2018: For the second time since 2011 there was a major accident at a Russian ammo depot in the Ural Mountains (near the town of Pugachyovo). The ...
Lake study solves Arctic "spin" mystery
Newsweek· 5 days agoAn phenomenon that until recently had not been the subject of much research may be behind huge temperature fluctuations in the Arctic, a new study has...
Arctic melting heavily influenced by little-studied meteorological phenomena
Science Daily· 5 days agoIt is well known that the Arctic is warming faster than the global average, a phenomenon known as Arctic Amplification. Consequently, the archipelago has been experiencing massive loss of ice ...
NBC Weapons: Do It For The Fish
Strategy Page· 4 days agoJanuary 9, 2020: Not all nuclear weapons go bang. To avoid that Norway has begun paying for the movement of Russian Navy nuclear waste from a Cold War era storage facility 65 kilometers from ...