Hundreds of thousands of prisoners from forced labor camps built railroad tracks in one of the most inhospitable regions of ...

Hundreds of thousands of prisoners from forced labour camps built railway tracks in one of the most inhospitable regions of ...

In other words, the megaslump is "slowly encroaching upon the landscape like a living thing", said Treehugger. Locals in Siberia have mixed feelings about the unusual chasm, said Yahoo News.

Scientists are warning that, across Siberia, vast swathes of ground - normally frozen all year round - are thawing - with potentially devastating consequences for the climate. As it thaws ...

As the frozen ground warms much faster than expected, it’s reshaping the landscape—and releasing carbon gases that fuel global warming. The Batagaika crater in eastern Siberia, half a mile ...