These scientists made a mammoth discovery — literally. Remains of a baby mammoth that has been almost perfectly preserved for 50,000 years have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia.

On Monday, the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) in Yakutsk, Russia, announced the discovery of a remarkably well-preserved mammoth calf carcass estimated to be over 50,000 years old.

Millions of mammoth tusks, perhaps more, are still locked in Siberia’s permafrost, but already they’re becoming harder to find. An ivory carver in the regional capital of Yakutsk turns a tusk ...

Lawmakers in Yakutsk, a city in Russia’s Far East, have voted to abolish direct mayoral elections, the news outlet 14.ru reported. Of the 29 members of the Yakutsk City Duma, 25 attended the session.