The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.

Summer flooding will worsen dramatically, and the Arctic could be ice-free in summer by 2034.

Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.

Pictures show 1,835 men, women and children 'smash record' in the Siberian sun.

The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.

As police say lama found in lotus positon was destined for sale on black market, there are claims it was one step away from becoming a Buddha.

When Vadim Kolpakov went on an expedition to the north of Irkutsk region, he had no inkling of the sensational discovery he was about to make.

Experts delighted as camera records flirting between Amur leopards in the wild for the first time.

In 2012, the residents of Tumul all stopped drinking vodka and other intoxicating drinks as the village went dry...

For most of her life Agafya, 77, has lived as a peasant from the 18th century, guided by an old Bible.