Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists offered a new explanation for the huge craters that keep appearing in Siberia. These craters, first spotted in 2012, ...

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 ...

Since 2014, a strange and violent phenomenon has been unsettling scientists and local herders across the remote Yamal and ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Tucked away in the frigid northern corner of Siberia are giant craters, some deep enough to fit a ...

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Nearly a quarter of the Earth's land surface is permanently frozen. These areas, known as permafrost, are found in northern polar regions and at high altitudes. But the permafrost is now starting to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A deep crater in a grassy field. Eight giant, 160-foot-deep (50 meters) craters in the Siberian permafrost have baffled scientists ...

Parts of Siberia's landscape are a ticking time bomb. Giant craters started mysteriously appearing 10 years ago. A team of scientists think they finally know why. Tucked away in the frigid northern ...