Aged 71, she shuns civilisation and accepts a helicopter ride back to her home in remote Siberia, without a gun to protect her from bears.

Quadcopter makes monitoring bear population easier in Kuznetsk Alatau Nature Reserve.

Siberian driver Nikolay Tarasov makes a precious Bronze Age catch.

A preliminary criminal probe has been opened in Moscow amid allegations that the boy Yegor Shatabalov- now aged ten- was adopted under false pretences.

Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches. 

Wearing scuba gear and hovering upside-down below the frozen surface, can there be any more extreme sport?

First sighting of the year of Bigfoot in Siberia.

Extreme weather phenomena along with wildfires and flooding are the future 'due to global climate change’.

Viktor Gorelov, 66, was kidnapped by armed Syrian rebels on 12 December during a work trip to the strife-torn country.

Scientists disclose vital statistics of 'Sibirosaurus', 20 metres (66 ft) in length, able to stand tall on hind legs.