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'A quarter of the world's timber grows within Siberia’s boundaries'

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Novosibirsk: the Chicago of Siberia, that once housed some of planet's most valuable treasures

Novosibirsk: the Chicago of Siberia, that once housed some of planet's most valuable treasures

News

State of emergency after dozens of houses destroyed in fearsome wildfires in TransBaikal region

At least 90 left homeless in one village after raging infernos, say reports.

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Frantic bid to save Umka the lost and forlorn polar bear who travelled 700 km in the wrong directio...

Lame, exhausted and confused animal seeks out help from the local police in Olyutorsky district of Kamchatka.

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Scientists dissect 42,000 year old extinct male foal preserved in permafrost for cloning bid - vide

Exclusive footage of pioneering work by Russian and South Korean scientists finding oldest blood ever discovered from deep in the Ice Age.

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Features

I'm on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake - and then there is an earthquake

Our reporter skates Baikal when the ice moves: Day 2 of Olga Gertcyk's diary

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Ever dreamed of skating the world’s deepest lake?

Our reporter goes through days of sleeping on ice and survives a Baikal earthquake. Baikal Trip Diary, Day 1

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Proof of a 2,000 kilometre polar trade route in volcanic glass dating back at least 8,000 years

Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic.

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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.

We say

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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