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'If you emptied Lake Baikal, it would take every river in the world flowing into it a year to fill.'
Mike Carter, The Observer, 2009

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.

Archeologists find 1,500 years old mummy in Mongolia

Who was the 'phantom girl' in these 110-year-old photographs?

Siberian falcons spared 'massacre' this year in Indian bird 'gulag'

Experiment to grow narcotic-free cannabis in Siberia ends in a puff of smoke

Expectant mothers face unexpected surprise as brown bear checks out a maternity hospital

The seals are the mermaids' dogs, didn't you know?

Getting all shirty about Siberia

The biggest cat in the world

Russia's greatest dog sled race 'Beringia-2013' is won by a local from Kamchatka in record time

Give me a train ticket! A bear on the rampage at remote railway station

Small is beautiful - a unique gift from Siberia

And they're off...on the legendary Beringia Sled Dog Race: only 970km to go!

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News

Alarming wildfires rage near giant ‘Mouth of Hell’ gash in the tundra, a wonder of Siberia

Destruction of trees by flames could see Batagai Depression ‘rapidly enlarge’ while remote local settlements also threatened.

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First video of ancient ‘bear-like’ wolf preserved in the permafrost for more than 40,000 years

Scientists now to examine if ancient man beheaded the beast.

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Am I late for check-in? Bear marches through airport security gate

Unexpected passenger filmed entering major air hub in the Far East of Russia.

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Features

Revealed: the sophisticated techniques of ancient artists who created these fantastical images

Scientists unlock intriguing 5,000-year-old secrets of prehistoric illustrators behind Karakol stunning artwork.

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Ryzhik the Siberian cat who refuses to be defeated by frostbite

The pet lost all four paws in January in -40C cold in Tomsk, but video shows him walking again with artificial titanium limbs.

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The Birdman of Siberia: sensational finds in the heart of Russia puzzle scientists

5,000 years old graves reveal shamans in bird beak ‘collar’ and bronze ‘spectacles’.

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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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