Explore published stories from Tumat, República de Sakha (Iacútia), Rússia and nearby.
Two pups preserved in Siberian permafrost were once proposed as early dogs. DNA, diet and tissue studies changed the picture: they were wolf sisters. A fragment in one stomach yielded the genome of a woolly rhinoceros close to extinction.
1,972 km · Região do rio Podkamennaya Tunguska
On 30 June 1908, an explosion above the Siberian taiga flattened trees across roughly 2,000 square kilometres. Evenki testimony, seismic records and later expeditions support an incoming cosmic body breaking apart in the air. This dossier distinguishes observation from estimates of energy, casualties and the object’s nature.
3,422 km · Kholat Syakhl
Nine ski hikers died in the Urals in February 1959 after leaving their tent in the snow. The Soviet file, a Russian review in 2020, and avalanche studies in 2021-2022 provide concrete clues, but no record of the final night itself. A dossier about the people, the traces, and the uncertainty.
3,920 km · Aokigahara, área de Fujikawaguchiko e Narusawa
At Mount Fuji’s foot, a forest grew over lava from the eruption of 864. Aokigahara’s quiet, caves and legends attract curiosity, but its reputation also involves real deaths and a long literary and media history. This dossier follows the geology, ecosystem, myths and prevention work in the region.