Society’s president Sergei Shoigu - Russian defence minister - even hinted at possibility of cloning during annual meeting.
So desperate to get to the sea, we made our own white beach in Siberia
A teenager fights for life after being pulled from under 3m avalanche which killed his family
Mother of two, 18 months old baby dead, teenager injured after avalanche hits ski resort by Norilsk
Scientists ‘confident’ that they can extract cells to clone 42,000 year old extinct foal
Siberian scientists find bacteria that could live on Mars
Homo sapiens or Denisovans? Who made stunning cave jewellery and artefacts up to 48,000 years ago?
Rarest big cats in the world reach key milestone in evading extinction
Giant cat with appetite to eat dogs trapped in unique operation in eastern Russia
Sadness as tigress who came in from wild to ask for human help dies
Siberia 'to get its first world class ski resort' - reports
Success: maiden launch sends 3 satellites into orbit
Is 'Gulag city' of Chita about to get a Hilton hotel?
City street could be named after triumphant Golden Globes director
Another success at Christie’s for rising Siberian artist Zorikto
Plan to protect unique Arctic heritage sites for future generations
Russian bobsledder Nikolay Khrenkov killed in horrific car crash in Krasnoyarsk
Hockey stars play game on world's deepest lake in Siberia
Siberian princess goes global 2,500 years after her death
Like ducks to water in the snow - keeping kids healthy Siberian style
Even the Yeti go Gangnam Style with a Bigfoot dance in Siberia
Siberians start their annual migration to Thailand's sun and sand
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.