A few weeks ago, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced that Moscow and Beijing had reached a binding agreement regarding the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 (PoS2) natural gas pipeline. The ...

A quarter century ago, Siberia, the infamous bar run by Tracy Westmoreland, stood as a quintessential Big Apple dive. Known for its hard drinks, cold beer and environs he once lovingly described as an ...

A family of four walked into a bar. The kids—boys, aged ten and thirteen—requested Shirley Temples. “Only two problems,” the bartender replied. “We don’t have grenadine, and we don’t have Sprite.” ...

This video explores Russia’s brutal conquest of Siberia - from Yermak’s campaigns to the Treaty of Nerchinsk and the hard-fought resistance of the Koryaks and Chukchis. We trace how Cossacks, fur ...

The sport of fishing is constantly evolving. Keeping up with advances in gear, lures and new techniques can be challenging for even the most ardent angler, but completely overwhelming for beginners.

Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of giant exploding craters spotted in western Siberia, known to blast soil and ice hundreds of feet into the air. These craters, known as giant gas ...

More than a decade after mysterious holes were first discovered in the permafrost of Western Siberia, scientists are still putting forward new theories – from gas explosions to meteor impacts – on how ...

On the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes in itself. While the origin story of these ...

Scientists may be a step closer to solving the mystery of Siberia's giant exploding craters. First spotted in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of Western Siberia in 2012, these massive holes, known as ...

Previous research pointed to climate change as the main driver of permafrost explosions in Siberia, but a new study offers a more nuanced explanation. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes Looking for ...

Once upon a time in Hell’s Kitchen there was a watering hole the size of a family mausoleum, stuffed inside the 1/9 downtown subway at 50th and Broadway. Just before the turnstiles, the space’s single ...