Russia

The Blagoveshchensk Cable Car Terminal will consist of two lines and four cabins, each with a capacity for 60 passengers

Architecture

World's first international cable car planned to link Russia and China

UN Studio has been selected to design a new cable car terminal in Russia. Assuming all goes to plan, the project, described as the world's first cross-border cable car by the firm, will link with a counterpart in China and provide swift travel between the two countries.

Despite continued denials from Russia, a new study convincingly pins the source of a mysterious radioactive leak on a nuclear facility near the southern Ural mountains

Environment

Despite denials, study claims 2017's mysterious radioactive cloud did come from Russia

A radioactive cloud spread over Europe in late 2017. Despite official denials, all the evidence pointed to Russia. A new study tracking over 1,000 atmospheric measurements suggests an unreported nuclear accident did likely occur at the Mayak facility in the Southern Ural mountains of Russia.

Bridge House was prefabricated nearby and then delivered to site and assembled

Architecture

Winter-ready cabin spans small river in Russia

Russia's BIO Architects previously built a cabin on the water and now it has produced one that's above some water. The aptly-named Bridge House is designed to withstand its country's famously harsh winters and spans a small river on a farm.

The new neighborhood is named Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye and will be located to the west of Moscow

Architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects co-designs new Russian neighborhood

Following the Admiral Serebryakov Embankment and Sberbank Technopark projects, Zaha Hadid Architects' Russian takeover continues with a massive new commission in the country. The firm has been chosen with several others to design and build an entire new neighborhood near Moscow.

$10,000 will reserve you a limited edition Hoverbike

Aircraft

For $150,000 you can now order your own Hoverbike

This crazy looking motorcycle-styled hoverbike appeared in early 2017 and we were skeptical the contraption would ever move beyond just an odd engineering curiosity. However, Hoversurf has revealed its hoverbikes are now ready for production and preorders are open, with delivery scheduled for 2019.

The new Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Concert Hall will include a 1,600-seat concert hall and a 400-seat chamber music hall

Architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects-designed concert hall hits the right note

Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) recently won a competition to design a new concert hall in Russia. The forward-thinking firm is rarely satisfied to play it safe, and this once again prove to be the case as it produced an unusual design inspired by sound waves.

Renault Arkana: the Russia is demanding, apparently

Automotive

Renault's Arkana crossover reflects the demands of the Russian market

Renault is apparently big in Russia, owning almost a third of the market through its main brand and majority ownership of Lada. And apparently, Russians want to see more cars with the ground clearance and 4-wheel-drive capability of an SUV, but the body of a sedan.

A new strategic misinformation campaign, originating from Iran, has been revealed by Facebook security teams

Computers

Iran implicated in disinformation campaign as Facebook removes hundreds of accounts

Facebook has removed another batch of pages, groups and accounts for "coordinated inauthentic behavior." This time originating in Iran, the pages targeted hundreds of thousands of people across the Middle East, Latin America, UK and US with political content designed to shape their opinions.

Architecture

Europe's new tallest tower nears completion in Saint Petersburg

Rising over the historic city of St. Petersburg like an elegant glazed bullet, the 87-story Lakhta Center, is nearing completion. The supertall skyscraper is 462 m (1,516 ft)-tall, making it Europe's new tallest building and the 13th tallest building in the world.

Scientists have managed to revive worms (similar to the one pictured) that were frozen in the Siberian permafrost for up to 42,000 years

Biology

40,000-year old worms revived from Siberian permafrost

Two worms frozen in the Siberian permafrost for around 40,000 years have now been thawed and revived, making them the oldest living creatures on the planet and the first multicellular organisms to have survived such long-term cryobiosis.

Construction on the Admiral Serebryakov Embankment project is due to begin in the second half of 2019

Architecture

Zaha Hadid Architects to transform Russia's largest port

Following an architectural competition, Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been given the nod to head a 13.9 hectare (34 acre) development of Russia's largest shipping port, Novorossiysk. The project is due to begin construction in the second half of 2019.

A large window offers views of the frigid tundra and, when conditions are right, the northern lights can be seen too

Architecture

Off-grid cabin shelters up to 8 travelers from remote Russian chill

Russian firm DublDom recently installed an off-grid cabin in Kandalaksha, Russia, that sleeps up to eight people. Located north of the Arctic Circle, the remote area features a harsh landscape. Owing to these challenges, the cabin had to be delivered in sections by helicopter.