‘Taiga burning’ - as scared bears are driven out of their natural habitat towards settlements where they are shot as danger to people.

Heavy rains engulf TransBaikal region with a dozen railway bridges destroyed and 15 more damaged.

A picture of Anastasia Gruzdeva, 25, in deep winter with frosty eyelashes went viral: now she shows her summer look, covered in mosquitoes.

Giant natural balls in the Franz Josef archipelago that leave scientists flummoxed.

But how did ancient artists create prehistoric masterpieces on sheer cliffs today only accessible by sophisticated modern climbing equipment?

Mummified archer turns up in remote museum after locals refused to hand him over to the Hermitage in St Petersburg.