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'Numer of endemic species in lake Baikal is 1,455'
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Wildlife sat-nav goes awry as White Stork and Flamingo defy nature and fly to Siberia in winter

Frantic efforts to save the wrong-turn birds from harsh cold.

A mummified woman with a Christian cross dashes hopes of finding first Russian fortress in Yakutia

Girl, 6, born without half her face returns to Russia laughing for first time after surgery in UK

Meet the skating babushka of Baikal- Lyubov Morekhodova, her surname means The One Who Walks on Sea

Faith conquers the cold: across Siberia, Russians mark Orthodox Epiphany

Inside the amazing permafrost ice tunnels built by exiled German genius in Cold War

Experts warn of threat of born-again smallpox from old Siberian graveyards

Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times

The smoking gun 'proving ancient man killed woolly mammoth 45,000 years ago'

Putrid green algae spreads across shores of Lake Baikal

Massive census to record Amur tiger numbers takes place in the Far East

Putin's tigers survive the abnormally cold winter and are on the move again

Giant state companies wait to hear on 'Go East' move

Salekhard - Arctic capital of Russia becoming the bridge between Europe and Asia

Gulags to Glitz in oil 'boom town'

Welcome inside a unique Siberian modelling school with a mission to smash taboos

The rich ethnic tapestry of Siberia highlighted at congress opening in Salekhard

Promoting Krasnoyarsk: How the Russian State Ballet of Siberia has won British hearts

Three very special Siberian girls and their amazing American Mom and Dad

Being a surrogate: 'Clients order two women to get pregnant - and then remove one of the babies'

Sizzling Siberians take to the beaches, as the weather gets hotter and hotter

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College shooting kills one, injures four in the Far East of Russia

19 year old student opens fire at groupmates before turning the gun on himself.

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20,000-year-old mammoth murder established: but was it committed by first American migrants?

Extinct woolly giant was killed by early man in extreme north, insist palaeontologist ‘detectives’ as spear wound ‘proven’.

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Sinister seizure of 240 Himalayan or black bear paws made in Russian Far East

FSB smash smuggling ring with goods intended for China as traditional medicines and food delicacies.

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Diver rescued after spending two days in freezing sea in the Far East of Russia

‘I saw 12 ships passing by all on auto pilot, I lost my voice screaming for help’, he said.

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Criminal case launched against a captain who allowed female friend to co-pilot civilian plane

AN-24 was en route from Yakutsk to Batagay-Alyta with dozens of passengers on board.

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Plea for help from Russian Space agency as solo traveller and faithful dog are lost in the Arctic

Sergey Golubev from Krasnoyarsk left on a 7,120 km round trip by dinghy in July, aiming to return in September.

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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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