Winter show time as birds flock to unique ice-free Altai waters.
Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.
New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.
Russia will have 11 time zones instead of the current nine, with Siberia's Kemerovo region moving one hour further from Moscow.
Examination of ancient cave lion cub offers prospect of 'oldest-ever breast milk'.
Siberian goggles among the world’s earliest eyewear to prevent winter blindness from the sun’s piercing reflection.
Going by train all the way from Beijing (or even London) to New York could become a reality.
There are only two places in Russia where Whooper Swans come for winter.