As Western children salute Santa's Rudolph, here in the Sakha Republic the antlered animals are in peril from ravenous predators.

Dating back 40,000 years to the Denisovan species of early humans, new pictures show beauty and craftsmanship of prehistoric jewellery.

New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.

Unique research station in the remote taiga is used by scientists worldwide to measure if man is behind climate change.

Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.

But there are questions over privatisation of mining giant Alrosa, the world's largest producer.

Her fun blog from 'cool and exciting' Yakutsk has tips on making the most of the extreme cold.

Described as 'wonders of nature', explore two of the most fascinating places on earth where the warm sand dunes meet the icy steppe.