Orthodox blessing for Soyuz-2 rocket ahead of historic unmanned mission.
Everyone knows that Istanbul is the city of contrasts; much less known is that Novosibirsk is the city of start-ups.
One of the giants of science in the Soviet and post-USSR eras, a former president of the Academy of Sciences, died aged 87 after a long illness.
Brain of young female Yuka, preserved in permafrost for 39,000 years, is 'identical' to today's elephants, say scientists.
Andrey Solovyev keeps a lonely all-winter vigil in Yakutia in search of the legendary Labynkyr Devil.
New research shows rare genetic lines could have been preserved in Siberia.
Details revealed on lunar plans in coming decades.
Her fun blog from 'cool and exciting' Yakutsk has tips on making the most of the extreme cold.
The aim? To put in place a Moscow government 'friendly' to Washington, and to protect US interests and citizens.