Elsewhere in Buryatia, close to Lake Baikal, there are reports of other strange sightings.

Former spies and military operatives write handbook for tourists and hunters, using techniques learned during Soviet era.

As closed city prepares for construction of new reactor, one scientist calls for an inquiry to address environmental concerns of past 50 years.

Yulia and Dugarma were raised by the wrong mothers, and now face the shocking truth, vowing to see the ‘joy and happiness’.

Leading expert assesses the risk of 'waking up' this deadly disease currently eradicated, and warns that rising Russian levels of HIV brings a far greater risk.

Meet the woman who says: 'I will always be there for my maniac'.

In case of any doubts, we mean the twitching variety, which are now back to Siberia, resting before their next extraordinary journey. 

This is the clearest evidence that our ancestors speared and killed the extinct giant.