Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.

Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.

Male, female and two cubs spotted in Ak Cholushpa Nature Park in Altai Republic.

Colourful election as bears, tigers and half-naked gymnasts vote in record-breaking result.

World's coldest region defies its stereotype. 

Marriott opens prestigious new hotel on 16 June in Novosibirsk, Siberia's biggest city.

Government announces $1.8 bln package, while volunteers from all over the wolrd collect more than 450 tonnes of trash from the shoreline of the unique lake.

Husband watches as wife is carried away by fast moving mud river after major flooding.

Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.