Polar bears take over abandoned research station in Russian Arctic
Scientists left the research station, which is in an abandoned village, soon after the Soviet Union's collapse over three decades ago.
A polar bear reacts at the abandoned Soviet-era research station on Kolyuchin Island in the Chukchi Sea, in Russia's far northeast, September 14, 2025, in this still image taken from a drone video.(photo credit: @makhorov/Handout via REUTERS)ByREUTERS