Russian Geographical Society hopes to obtain genetic material from ancient Scythian burial
Building breaks in middle and collapses 10 metres as thawing permafrost no longer supports stilts
Medical team of eight stayed inside a burning hospital to complete heart operation
Remains of extinct 'zebra-like horse' found at Denisova cave, home of ancient man
Tattooed owners of the world's oldest carpets get health check after 2,200 years
Still sharp after 34 million years: prehistoric shark teeth found in Siberian river
Weather turns tropical across Siberia as abnormal summer heat roasts six regions
Global warming? Snow falls in Siberia to mark official start of summer
Tragedy as three snow leopards die in trap set by poachers in Altai Mountains
Russia ready to develop joint long-range passenger plane with China to rival Western aircraft
Ceremony held to mark official start of work on Power of Siberia project
Hope that luxury Marriott hotel will finally open in 2017 after end of legal action
Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.
Luna the panther was rescued from a travelling zoo when its mother refused to feed the cub.
Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two.
Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).