Remains from the Zhokhov island in the East Siberian Arctic show trained sled dogs existed almost 10,000 years ago.

Ice along the northern coast of Siberia is retreating faster than elsewhere, leading to a special threat for our polar bears, Russian expert says. 

Part of Vasyugan Mire - the largest bog in the world - is to become a natural reserve this year, say reports.

Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake  Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic.

'Dodo' flies in your hot and tasty delivery in sub-Arctic Russia.

Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.

Helicopter crash kills three including leader of expedition to find schooner lost in infamous 1914 tragedy.

Unique remains give vital clues to man's origins and early travels, say experts.

Putin hails 'pragmatism and common sense' as he launches US-Russian oil project in Kara Sea, which has Saudi-scale potential.

Dozens of major tremors recorded this year as scientists monitor 'unusually strong seismic activity' that will one day tear continent in half.