Flood on Seyba River at gold mining facility leads to major emergency after accident near Shchetinkino village.

Discovery of rich vegetation only 1000 miles away from North Pole surprises scientists.

Darina now on the way to a longed-for normal childhood thanks to pioneering British treatment - and our generous readers.

Poaching, climate change and excessive hunting caused colossal population drop.

Intriguing evidence from well-preserved calf Yuka of ‘cobra hood-shaped bulge’ on trunk that is absent in modern elephants