Society’s president Sergei Shoigu - Russian defence minister - even hinted at possibility of cloning during annual meeting.
Faces of ‘Siberian Tutankhamun’ and his ‘Queen’ buried 2,600 years ago reconstructed by science
One dead, four stranded as large chunk of ice collapses at Kamchatka waterfall
A well-preserved woolly rhino with its last meal still intact found in the extreme north of Yakutia
Ancient coloured ‘pencil’ up to 50,000 years old found in Siberia
50,000 year old tiara made of woolly mammoth ivory found in world famous Denisova Cave...
Ancient cave lions had spots, believe scientists, after analysing cub preserved in permafrost
Rare Siberian tiger poisoned in Thailand then skin sold on black market for $600
River turns alarming ‘blood red’ colour, but experts don’t know why
Polar bear struggles with best selfie look on remote Wrangel Island
Arctic goes 4G as 'web crazy' Norilsk ups its speed
Huge diamond extracted in time for Valetine's Day
Marriott chain 'to expand in Siberia with Novosibirsk developments'
Siberian farmyard rap from remote Yakutian village goes viral on web
American heavy metal guitarist rushed to hospital in Siberia with a kidney stone
The show must go on...even without world renown conductor Valery Gergiev
British princess has a Siberian escort in Sochi
Skater Yulia Lipnitskaya, 15, steals the Olympic show in Sochi
Leading boxer is knifed to death in Siberia
Who says Siberian winters are boring? They are sparkly, fun, and amazingly beautiful!
Endless summertime in Siberia 'to end' as clocks go back and 'old time zones return'
Siberians are amongst the happiest (and grumpiest) Russians
Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two.
Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).
Up to 500 mother bears a year give birth on remote Wrangel island, also the last place to see woolly mammoths.
The skill of ivory softening was used more than 12,000 years ago to make tools - or decorations - that still puzzle modern science.
Fur or other natural fabric garments protect Oymyakon cattle from getting frostbitten at -50C.
Irkutsk photographer captures multi-layered columns of bubbles through crystal clear ice.