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'Lake Baikal, where the ice queen cast her spell'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

Stunning visuals of a black panther playing in the snowy woods of Siberia shared by owner

Luna the panther was rescued from a travelling zoo when its mother refused to feed the cub.

The Babushka of Baikal, the granny in her 80th year who has popularised the world’s deepest lake

Spectacular footage records the formation of new second cone on highest active volcano in Eurasia

Red Book saker falcon wounded by poachers gets wings extensions so it can fly again

Stunning Bronze Age statuette with a tattooed face and a bone mask found in Siberia

Spectacular red sprites - ultrafast bursts of electricity - filmed over the Urals

Race against time and waves as Russian archaeologists rescue Siberia’s remarkable Atlantis

Revealed: the sophisticated techniques of ancient artists who created these fantastical images

The Birdman of Siberia: sensational finds in the heart of Russia puzzle scientists

If you love Baikal, become a 'people's scientist' to save it from stinking algae

Russia raises its concerns over impact on Lake Baikal of Mongolia's hydropower plans

British claim Arctic to be ice free this year is 'incorrect' and 'hasty', say Russian scientists

Hi-tech airships heralded as the future of transport in the region

Vera's stunning images of polar bears set to feature on children's clothes

Come to Siberia to have a stylish wedding photo shoot!

Is this Russia’s most beautiful police officer?

First winter season oil shipments over the frozen Arctic heralded a success

Celebrity chef launches health crusade as figures show rise in obesity

Buryat artist sculpts a big name for himself on the world stage

From Russia with love… Siberia’s new beauty queens

Here's something you can't sanction, Obama

For star American swimmer Jessica Long, it will be an emotional homecoming

DONE! Nothing can explain the sense of euphoria after completing such an intimidating challenge

Check mate or chic mate? The world women's chess championship is underway in Siberia

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Russian Geographical Society hopes to obtain genetic material from ancient Scythian burial

Society’s president Sergei Shoigu - Russian defence minister - even hinted at possibility of cloning during annual meeting.

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Building breaks in middle and collapses 10 metres as thawing permafrost no longer supports stilts

Arctic permafrost is degrading much faster than expected, warn scientists from the extreme north of Yakutia.

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Medical team of eight stayed inside a burning hospital to complete heart operation

Hero staff of Blagoveschensk cardio centre had just cut open the patient’s chest when a major fire began.

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What's so funny on 1 April? Rescued polar bear seen 'laughing' with her cub in heartwarming picture

Eight-year-old Kolymana lives in the world’s coldest zoo after losing her mother in the Arctic.

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Polar bear filmed running along road in Yakutia 460km south of its natural Arctic habitat

The racing predator was seen 60km south of Batagai, north-east from republic’s capital Yakutsk.

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Emergency officials plead with tourists to stop rush to take selfies at Eurasia’s highest active vo...

Visitors ‘risking their lives’ to witness spectacular formation of second cone on Klyuchevskaya Sopka in Kamchatka.

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Sent to Siberia

Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.

Born in Siberia

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.

Voice of Siberia

Siberians mark end of the snow season with swimsuit skiing day
Locals undress to impress at resorts across four time zones.

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Lake Baikal 'holds key to new advances in antibiotics'
Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

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