Eurasia
Climate Change Killed the ‘Siberian Unicorn,’ Study Says
This Eurasian giant weighed 7,700 pounds and likely had the largest horn of any rhino, extinct or living.
Bacteria-Inspired Art Infects a Chelsea Gallery
Eurasian art collective Slavs and Tatars delve into the cultural impact of bacteria in their latest exhibition
This Man Was Buried With a Cannabis Shroud 2,500 Years Ago
A unique discovery sheds new light on ancient Eurasia’s cannabis culture.
Satellite Imagery Reveals that Tiger Populations Could Double by 2022
It’s never been easier to monitor the health of wild tiger habitats online.
Horse Burgers Could Be on the Menu at Kazakhstan's First McDonald's
Horsemeat is very popular in Kazakhstan, a country filled with steppes and flatlands where horses have been essential to long-distance travel throughout its history.
Ex-US Ambassador Calls American Military Commitment to Baltics a 'Joke'
VICE News spoke to analyst and former diplomat John Herbst, who thinks former Soviet states with Russian-speaking populations are right to be nervous — and NATO needs to do more.
Happy New Year! Here's a Bunch of Bad Shit That's About to Happen
It's time to stop worrying about all the terrible things that happened globally and locally in 2014, and focus on speculating about the terrible things that will probably happen in 2015
Huang's World: Moscow, Part 2
Eddie learns what it was like to live under Soviet rule, shares tea with Kyrgyz immigrants, and begins to understand the complex issues that connect the Russian people
Huang's World: Moscow, Part 1
Eddie takes his first shot of Russian vodka, chows down on some "communist dogs" with one of the few black Muscovites, and discusses the country's diverse generation of Millennials.
Aleksandr Dugin Wants to See a Return to Russian Imperialism
Dugin has been labeled the "brain" behind Putin's annexation of Crimea. “We will have a new Cold War,” he said when I spoke to him over the phone recently. “But maybe not so cold—maybe hot this time.”
Ukraine Is Key to Putin's Dreams of a New Eurasian Super-Bloc
Two weeks after they first took to the streets, protesters in Kiev have upped the ante. Those gathered at the city's Independence Square have enclosed themselves behind a barricade. Some hold signs and chant slogans: “Out with the gang!” or “Ukraine is...