Sergey Golubev from Krasnoyarsk left on a 7,120 km round trip by dinghy in July, aiming to return in September.
The navigator, who served in the Navy of Peter the Great, gave his name to the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and Bering Bridge.
Retiree went out fishing but got lost on his way home in first whiteout of autumn.
Remnants of this land mass still exist in Russia, the US, Canada and Greenland, says groundbreaking new research.
Both Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund are expressing grave concern at the risk of contamination in the Pechora Sea.
Russian news outlets carry blank pictures to highlight concern over detention of Denis Sinyakov.
Fear that thawing permafrost caused damage to storage tank.
With partial shells, this intriguing new fossil find in modern-day Yakutia shows this northern polar region in Cretaceous times was not….cold.