Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Origin of mysterious giant craters found in Siberia finally unveiled Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of giant ...

More than a decade after mysterious holes were first discovered in the permafrost of Western Siberia, scientists are still putting forward new theories – from gas explosions to meteor impacts – on how ...

On the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes in itself. While the origin story of these ...

A giant crater spotted in northern Siberia has left experts scratching their heads over the hole's origins. Siberia's Zvezda TV recently aired helicopter footage of the black hole, which appears to be ...

Previous research pointed to climate change as the main driver of permafrost explosions in Siberia, but a new study offers a more nuanced explanation. Reading time 2 minutes Looking for one more ...