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'Lake Baikal's ability to purify itself is down to an endemic microscopic shrimp called epischura baikalensis'
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‘Air Bear’ helicopter rescue for beast who floated on ice 700km too far south

Forlorn polar bear named Umka turned up at a Russian police station as if pleading for help: now he is back where he belongs.

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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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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.

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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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