Space science
Mountains become space junk dumping grounds
Because it lies below the flight path of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Altai Mountains are regularly showered with rocket debris after each launch.
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A series of real photos that deceive eyes are always suspected to be 'fake'
The photos below have made many people believe that they have been edited.
Life
Admire the rare rainbow cloud seen on the highest peak of Siberia
A resident of the Altai region of Russia was lucky enough to capture the beautiful scene of rainbow clouds when it appeared on the top of Mount Belukha a few days ago.
Discover science
American ancestors are Siberians
The work of Russian-American scientists has just published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, showing that the closest genetic ancestor of American aborigines co…
World Heritage
Stone carvings in the Altai range
The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized the Stone Carving in the Altai range of Mongolia as a World Cultural Heritage in 2011.
Archeology
Ancient instruments still play well after 1,700 years
Archaeologists discovered a lipstick in the Altai Mountains, Russia, that could produce sounds after 1,700 years, National Geographic reported yesterday.
Archeology
People have avoided inbreeding from 3,000 years ago
Right from 34,000 years ago, our ancestors knew that inbreeding was a bad idea.
Archeology
Discovering 'The Great Wall' of Siberia
The team led by Professor Andrey Borodovsky has discovered the walls of walls dating back more than 3,000 years in Siberia, Russia, and the Siberian Times on August 15.
Archeology
The mother and son's head left in front of the head wearing a gold feathered coat
The strange tomb found by Russian archaeologists in the Altai Mountains of Siberia, at the Taldur II burial site of the ancient Pazyryk civilization, Mirror on September…
Archeology
Discovered a 1500-year-old female mummy in Mongolia
Archaeologists believe that the mummy found in the Altai Mountains (Mongolia), dating back to 1500 years ago, belonged to a commoner woman but was buried with a formal c…
Archeology
Excavation of the tomb of the ancient king filled with horses and gold
In ALtai territory, southern Russia, archaeologists unearthed the ancient tomb containing the remains of a king who ruled Scythians buried with horses and lots of wealth.
Archeology
Humanity survives thanks to the Altai climate
Climate conditions are stable, so some ancient forms of people could survive here - the Russian expert Pavel Tarasov said.
Archeology
Detecting mysterious traces of gibbons
Studying the genome of the remains found in the famous Denisov cave today, scientists have determined a 17% coincidence with the Neanderthal gene, another 4% of the homi…
Archeology
Princess mummy 'causes earthquakes'
A seismic intensity of 5.3 on the Richter scale occurs in the Altai Mountains of the Altai republic on July 31. The epicenter of the earthquake is about 28km from Aktash…
Animal world
Early image of Snow Leopard in Russia
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for the first time captured images of two rare snow leopards in Russia's Altai mountains.