Siberian goggles among the world’s earliest eyewear to prevent winter blindness from the sun’s piercing reflection.

With all Siberia's seven time zone now below zero, this theory seems mad.

Novosibirsk State University climbs faster up the world academic league table than other well established Russian institutions. 

5,000 year old site used for fish processing but also rituals which remain a 'huge mystery' involving wolverines and ermine.

Major bid to check radioactive waste dump area in Arctic archipelago.

Novel approach to help recovery of leopard and tiger numbers in the Russian Far East.

Pyramid is literally frozen in time, captured on camera by Vladimir Prokofiev.

Engineer Anna beat off competition from 300 others and could now become Russia’s fifth woman in space.

Taken from his mountain grave in Mongolia, the body of Tsorzh Sanzhzhav had been destined for the black market.