Extinct woolly rhino found in excellent condition after being frozen in Far Eastern Russian permafrost for at least 20,000 years

With climate change melting more of the world’s oldest permafrost, archeologists keep discovering the remains of animals from past millennia. In Russia, researchers have found a woolly rhino that died more than 20,000 years ago. … Read More >Extinct woolly rhino found in excellent condition after being frozen in Far Eastern Russian permafrost for at least 20,000 years

Quantum leaping from Tula to the world? Continent-hopping monoliths are result of Russian teleportation test, says university

The prismatic ‘monoliths’ that have shown up in recent days throughout the world are actually the same experimental teleportation device currently being tested by Russian scientists – or at least so they claim. … Read More >Quantum leaping from Tula to the world? Continent-hopping monoliths are result of Russian teleportation test, says university

Surprising potential Covid-19 remedy: Russian scientists discover mushroom with anti-viral properties

With the world’s scientists hunting for a Covid-19 drug, Siberia’s Vector Center has discovered antiviral properties in the Chaga mushroom, found on birch trees, suggesting the fungus may be capable of suppressing coronavirus. … Read More >Surprising potential Covid-19 remedy: Russian scientists discover mushroom with anti-viral properties

Russian scientists create new biomaterial to restore bones for sufferers of osteoporosis

Researchers from Russia’s Samara National Research University have created a biomaterial to restore bones, which could be revolutionary for the treatment of osteoporosis. The process uses a natural mineral called hydroxyapatite. … Read More >Russian scientists create new biomaterial to restore bones for sufferers of osteoporosis

‘Sputnik V’ worthy of Nobel Prize? Two Russian MPs think developers of world’s first Covid-19 vaccine should be recognised in 2021

The developers of Russia’s pioneering vaccine against coronavirus should be nominated for the 2021 Nobel Prize in Science, according to two Russian politicians. Named Sputnik V, it is the first to be registered in the world. … Read More >‘Sputnik V’ worthy of Nobel Prize? Two Russian MPs think developers of world’s first Covid-19 vaccine should be recognised in 2021

Russia’s FSB detains Siberian nuclear scientist suspected of passing classified technologies & state secrets to China

A Russian physicist is being accused of divulging state secrets, after conducting research at a physics lab in China. He couldn’t return to his work there due to Covid rules and had recently been working at Tomsk State University. … Read More >Russia’s FSB detains Siberian nuclear scientist suspected of passing classified technologies & state secrets to China

Head of Russian team behind world’s 1st registered Covid-19 vaccine says Western countries want to ‘lure away’ his scientists

Western research institutions are attempting to poach specialists from the center that created ‘Sputnik V’ – the formula which made global headlines last week after it became the world’s first registered coronavirus vaccine. … Read More >Head of Russian team behind world’s 1st registered Covid-19 vaccine says Western countries want to ‘lure away’ his scientists

No more water pollution from oil? Russian scientists create method to effectively clean petroleum products from industrial waste

Scientists from Siberia have developed a technique that effectively removes petroleum from wastewater. Using a sorbent, the new system separates impurities, meaning waste released into the environment will cause much less damage. … Read More >No more water pollution from oil? Russian scientists create method to effectively clean petroleum products from industrial waste

Russian scientists develop ‘groundbreaking’ method to ‘trick’ immune system and make nano-drugs more effective

Russian researchers have found a way to ‘trick’ the immune system so that it prolongs the blood circulation of almost any nanomedicine, making the technology more therapeutically efficient. … Read More >Russian scientists develop ‘groundbreaking’ method to ‘trick’ immune system and make nano-drugs more effective