World Dec 11 Russia’s ethnic minorities disproportionately die in the war in Ukraine By Nick Schifrin and Sarah Cutler, Columbia Journalism Fellow
Nation Aug 20 5 Stories: Why wildfires are raging in one of the coldest places on Earth, NASA’s pretend mission to Mars and other stories you missed NASA welcomes applications for yearlong simulated missions to Mars, new research suggests increased screen time during the pandemic is leading to more nearsightedness in kids and scientists say our metabolisms don’t slow down in middle age after all. Check out… By Deema Zein, Julia Griffin
World Aug 14 Russia’s Putin urges stronger response to Siberian wildfires Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday urged authorities to strengthen their efforts to fight wildfires across northeastern Siberia, calling the situation “unprecedented” as fires threatened people’s homes. By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
World Aug 11 Watch 7:21 Russia struggles against the delta variant and low vaccination rates Authorities in parts of Russia are now mandating vaccination, in the face of high COVID-19 infections and record deaths. Just 25 percent of adults are fully inoculated in the country. With four domestic vaccines available, Russians are not facing any… By Julia Chapman, Daria Bondarchuk
Science Aug 20 Watch Why in ‘remote, cold corners’ of the world, melting ground is giving way When holes opened up in the earth recently in Siberia, a wave of speculation was set off as to their cause. Scientists are now pinpointing a dramatic increase in arctic thawing, which may have released methane once trapped below the… By PBS News Hour
Feb 13 DNA traces Native Americans’ ancestry to Siberia By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The bones of a baby boy buried in Montana 12,600 years ago may help scientists confirm the origins of North and South America’s first peoples. The remains were discovered when a construction dig on the Anzick family property overturned a… Continue reading