In an odd way, it was only after watching the HBO miniseries Chernobyl that I fully appreciated just how great a catastrophe threatened mankind on that April day in 1986.

In this week's Odder News, the world-famous Hermitage displays forgeries, DNA records are getting older, and polar bears are getting friendlier.

Get out your aluminum foil hats, folks. It seems the Soviets got ESP down decades ago.

Russian scientists are attempting to bring tea cultivation to more Northern regions of the country. 

In which we meet Oksana, Russian millennial and cook. She shares childhood memories of a surprisingly abundant 90s, and her favorite snack: the "Jewish" zakuska.

The director of Roscosmos uses the organization's website to distribute his latest hits.

A leading Russian journalist has put together research from foreign institutions to make an interesting claim.

This week, officials make outrageous demands, maps cost a man his job, and science meets geopolitics.

The extraordinary life and times of one of Russia's most important doctors.

This week, astronauts find some relief, citizens share their shame, and the dangers of sugar may finally be made public.

This week, Siberian tigers earn someone fame; sniffer dogs combat coronavirus; and cats become savvy – some might say spoiled – train passengers.

Paleontologists have discovered the remains of a rabbit-like animal previously unknown to scientists.