In 1812 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia with one of the largest armies in history—the “Grande Armée” of about half a million men. But when they were forced to retreat, harsh winter conditions, ...

Archaeologists recovered the naturally mummified remains of more than 100 Indigenous Yakuts who were buried in Siberia ...

Genetic analysis has shed new light on one of history's deadliest military disasters — the French retreat from Russia in 1812.It was the world's largest invasion force ever assembled. But when they ...

Frozen Siberian mummies reveal how Indigenous Yakuts preserved their genetics, traditions and shamanism for centuries, ...

Napoleon’s withdrawal from Russia in 1812 was one of history’s most disastrous retreats. New research bolsters the theory that diseases made the calamitous situation even worse. Researchers in France ...