Shoreline on remote island retreats by 74 metres in seven years due to increased wave power of unfrozen sea, and thawing permafrost.
Despite warnings of severe temperatures, hundreds of thousands of Russians take ice dips in an annual ritual marking Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan.
The Chinese media - and even more the country's social media - saw glamorous new first lady Peng Liyuan as the star of the summit.
'We possess a rock from the time of genesis,' announces expert.
Yet nickel capital Norilsk - the city with the highest industrial emissions - does not feature in the top ten.
Heart-wrenching but inspiring story of romance emerges as 96 year old Japanese ex-PoW pens emotional last letter to his dead Russian wife.
Singles' tours for well-to-do men who crave women with 'white skin and blue eyes'.
Would-be participants accuse Yevgeny Pyatkovsky of cheating them over the ultimate reality game show combating bears and wolves on an Ob River island.