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The 70m-wide crater appeared after the explosion lit up the sky
Residents on the Taimyr, Siberia peninsula saw the sky glowing after a booming explosion near 100km, leading to the birth of a mysteriously expanding mysterious crater.
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The largest caribou in the world disappears almost half
The world's largest wild reindeer population living on Russia's Taimyr peninsula has decreased by 40% individuals due to climate change and human activity.