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Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia

This photo taken in Aug. 2020 shows the carcass of a woolly rhino, taken in Yakutia. The well-preserved carcass with most of its internal organs still intact was released by permafrost in August and scientists hope to transport it to the lab for studies next month. (Valery Plotnikov/Mammoth Fauna Study Department at the Academy of Sciences of Yakutia via AP)

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‘A warning siren’: Unprecedented wildfires in Siberia …

In this July 10, 2020, file image taken from video provided by Russian Emergency Ministry, a multipurpose amphibious aircraft releases water to extinguish a fire in the Trans-Baikal National Park in Buryatia, southern Siberia, Russia. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s annual Arctic Report Card, released on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, shows how warming temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the region's geography and ecosystems. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Temperatures reach 100 degrees in Siberia

In this handout photo provided by Olga Burtseva, children play in the Krugloe lake outside Verkhoyansk, the Sakha Republic, about 4660 kilometers (2900 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 21, 2020. (Olga Burtseva via AP)

Temperature hits record 100 F degrees in Arctic Russian …

A satellite image from Google Maps shows where Verkhoyansk is located.

Toxic Siberian Lake Becomes Selfie Sensation

A young woman poses for pictures by a Novosibirsk energy plant's ash dump site that has been nicknamed "Maldives" by locals on July 11, 2019. (Credit: Rostislav Netisov/AFP/Getty Images)

40,000-Year-Old Severed Wolf’s Head Discovered in Siberia

A wolf's head found by locals looking for mammoth ivory is seen in an undated photo. (Credit: Albert Protopopov via CNN)

Liquid Blood, Urine Found in Prehistoric Foal That Died …

Liquid body fluids have been found inside a prehistoric 42,000 year old foal. (Credit: North-Eastern Federal University)

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Heart-Shaped Meteorite That Plummeted to Earth in …

Christie's will open online bidding on a heart-shaped meteorite on Feb. 6, 2019. The auction closes on Valentine's Day. (Credit: Christie's)

Entire Class of Schoolchildren Feared Dead in Russian …

People lay flowers at a makeshift memorial in tribute to the victims of a fire at a shopping center in Kemerovo on March 27, 2018. Russian authorities denounced what they called "flagrant violations" of safety norms that led to the deaths of 64 people, many of them children, in a fire at a busy shopping mall in an industrial city in Siberia. (Credit: DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Gold Bars, Precious Metal Worth Some $368M Fall From …