A Mummified Saber-Toothed Kitten Emerges in Siberia
In 2020, prospectors seeking mammoth tusks in eastern Siberia found a bundle of fur protruding from the icy bank of the Badyarikha River. The diggers knew they were looking at something rare: the Ice Age mummy of a cat cub.
Scientists study 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten frozen in Siberia
The frozen cub was about 3 weeks old with brown fur and broad paws for walking on snow. The first of its kind study showed “significant differences” to a baby lion.
35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten with preserved whiskers pulled from permafrost in Siberia
Researchers have analyzed mummified remains pulled from Siberia's permafrost in 2020 and determined they belong to a 3-week-old saber-toothed kitten that died at least 35,000 years ago.
Scientists find a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten in the Siberian permafrost
An ancient cat was found almost perfectly preserved in Siberia's permafrost. Researchers found the mummy of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cub in what is now Russia's northeastern Sakha Republic, also known as Yakutia, in 2020. A study published this past ...
Saber-toothed kitten preserved in ice for 35,000 years
Found encased in ice in 2020 along the Badyarikha River in the Republic of Sakha, a northeastern region of Russia that borders the East Siberian Sea of the Arctic Ocean, a well-preserved specimen offers a rare opportunity to examine an extinct predator that roamed Eurasia during the Late Pleistocene.
35,000-year-old body of saber-toothed kitten preserved in permafrost
FREE! A three-week-old saber-toothed tiger kitten died in the permafrost of Siberia 35,000 years ago, and its preserved remains are the subject of a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Perfectly preserved 37,000-year-old saber-toothed kitten found with striking features
During an expedition in 2002, a team of researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences made a groundbreaking discovery, which comes after the oldest ever dinosaur fossil was found and world's oldest bottle of wine.
Why Is the Magnetic North Pole Moving Closer to Russia?
Scientists tracking Earth's wandering magnetic pole have spotted it heading from Canada toward Siberia in recent years. Where ...
Mysterious craters exploded in Siberia’s permafrost. Scientists say they now know why
A decade ago, a mysterious crater appeared in the Russian Arctic, forming a huge jagged hole hundreds of feet wide. Since ...
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Mummified sabre-toothed tiger discovered in Siberia
Researchers have found the exceptionally well-preserved remains of a partially mummified sabre-toothed tiger (pictured) in ...
China-Russia east-route gas pipeline construction completed
China's National Oil and Gas pipeline network group has announced the completion of the China-Russia east-route natural gas ...
Japanese monk's memorial trips sent message of peace to Siberia
A Buddhist priest who was drafted by the Japanese military and endured horrendous conditions, including witnessing the deaths ...
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DNA Shows Native Americans Have Origin in Western Eurasia
Scientists who have sequenced DNA from a boy in Siberia say Native Americans share genetic material with Middle Easterners ...
Lynx rescued from top of power pole in Siberia
A sleeping lynx was rescued from the top of a power pole in southern Siberia last Friday. An inspector from the animal ...
The Magnetic North Pole is moving closer to Russia? Scientists puzzled
The magnetic North Pole is the direction that a compass needle points, and it is not a fixed location; it changes due to ...