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'Lake Baikal, where the ice queen cast her spell'

Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

Woman survives spectacular double lighting strike on her Toyota

Video shows how RAV4 is hit twice, sparking huge flashes, paralysing the vehicle.

Miracle rescue of a North Korean man who floated in the sea on two pieces of foam plastic

World’s first floating nuclear reactor arrives in Pevek after 4,700 km voyage on Northern Sea Route

Ropeway of friendship

Coal heads to Korean countries as part of joint North-South operation

UTAir begins regular weekly flights to new airport in the Arctic

World Cup causes dip in tourist numbers to Thailand

Siberian teenager wins silver in shooting thanks to hunting lessons from age of 6

Major new ice hockey stadium to be built in Novosibirsk

New weird landforms appear due to thawing permafrost on Yamal peninsula

1,000 year old Persian cup unearthed in remote region of Arctic Russia

World's oldest needle found in Siberian cave that stitches together human history

Ekaterinburg Opera Theatre to open Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music

DiCaprio wins Siberian Oscar

World famous ballet star Sergei Polunin returns to Siberia

Wild Amur leopard tasked with becoming hero father to help save the species

Chimpanzee does her spring cleaning after following example of keepers

New insurance scheme offers compensation for big cat attacks

Thailand wants more tourists from Siberia

Blood donor movement in Novosibirsk is the best in Russia

Summer fun in Siberia

Rent-a-cat to take away your stress

Traces found of bear thought to have died out decades ago

We ate our friend who died of cold after we got lost in taiga, admits fisherman

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2,300 year old wooden house is rebuilt, and it fits together down to the last centimetre

Timber from potentate’s log cabin was superbly persevered in permafrost, allowing us to see how ancient man lived.

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Siberian puppy frozen in permafrost for 14,300 years gives scientists major RNA breakthrough

Never before has RNA - Ribonucleic acid - sequencing been carried out from so far back in time.

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Pure waters of Lake Baikal in danger from 6.5 million tons of toxic waste

Immediate public audit of a high risk waste storage in Russia is urged.

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

Scientists unlock intriguing 5,000-year-old secrets of prehistoric illustrators behind Karakol stunning artwork.

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Ryzhik the Siberian cat who refuses to be defeated by frostbite

The pet lost all four paws in January in -40C cold in Tomsk, but video shows him walking again with artificial titanium limbs.

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

5,000 years old graves reveal shamans in bird beak ‘collar’ and bronze ‘spectacles’.

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