Tag: Russia
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Meteor explodes over Russian city, injuring 900+ (videos) (UPDATED)
On Friday morning, a meteor exploded in the stratosphere over Russia’s Urals region, near the city of Chelyabinsk. The shock wave was so intense that it shattered windows and collapsed some roofs. Early estimates indicate that 900+ people were injured.
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Go To Sleep in a Sleepbox
The tiny sleeping rooms designed for airports land in an old Moscow building; they are more than a hostel and less than a hotel.
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Gentlemen Drivers Caught Helping Pedestrians Cross the Road (Video)
As the heaviest travel day of gets underways, here's a nice reminder of what common courtesy on the road should look like.
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Data from Chernobyl Workers Links Leukemia to Radiation
Chernobyl radiation linked to chronic lymphocytic leukemia; can data from this 20-year study help better gauge risks of common medical tests?
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Battle of Borodino: 200 Years Ago Today, All in the Greatest Graph Ever Drawn
The turning point in Napoleon's invasion of Russia is depicted in "the best statistical graphic ever drawn."
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The 1959 Kitchen Debate: How Little Things Have Changed
On this day in 1959, Vice President Nixon debated Nikita Khrushchev about materialism and consumption. It's still interesting.
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Taking Back The Streets: Lamp Post Turns Into Giant Umbrella When It Rains
Usually pedestrians are lucky to get a sidewalk; Mikhail Belyaev offers them protection from the elements.
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Russian Mother Takes On Government, Powerful Interests to Save Moscow's Lungs, the Khimki Forest
"The proposed road is not so much just the road, as a larger land grab."
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The DIY Art Movement Reshaping Russia's Streets
From fake street signs to citizen-issued 'tickets' for bad parking, Partizaning's participatory 'urban interventions' are encouraging people to take responsibility for making their cities better places to live.
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32,000 Year-Old Flower Has Rebloomed
Fruit tissue found in a fossilized squirrel burrow is brought back to life with growth hormones and new plants bloom after a 30,000 year hiatus
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Moscow Artist Sparks Local DIY Bike Map Movement
As the government moves to make Russia's traffic-clogged capital more bike-friendly, citizen cyclists are already creating and distributing their own bike maps to help other two-wheeled travelers find their way through the chaos.
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If the Economy Tanks When Democracy Advances, We Have a Serious Problem
From Tahrir Square to protests in Russia, we've seen promising glimpses of people power at work. So why does our economy stall?
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Sledding Crows and How Anthropomorphism Helps (and Hurts) the Environmental Movement (Video)
Is this crow really sledding? And how does that make you feel about crows?
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Another Green Job Opportunity Lost: "World’s Largest Li-ion Battery Plant Opened in Russia"
Cheap labor and abundant natural resources trump technology and manufacturing expertise.
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The Week in Animal News: Fighting to Protect Harp Seals, Weasels Need Socks, and More
Russia announced a ban on the trade of harp seal skins, but Canada is appealing the decision. Meanwhile, a researcher needs sock to study weasels, sharks delay an oil spill cleanup, and more.
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Russia Bans Seal Fur Products, But Canada Looks to WTO to Stop It & Build Other Markets
The fight to protect baby harp seals isn't over yet.
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Russia Spills 5 Million Tons of Oil, Equivalent to 6 BP Disasters, Every Year
A new report shows that Russia spills 1% of its oil output.
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Will Russia's Ban on Harp Seal Skins End Canada's Annual Mass Clubbings?
Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Russian Federation have banned the trade of harp seal skins, eliminating a major market for seals killed in Canada.
