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

Cloning hope after autopsy of 'pet' frozen in permafrost since pre-historic times.

Infant lost its mother but 43,500 years later gives remarkable evidence that cavemen in prehistoric Europe were RIGHT to draw the species with spots.

Experts crack prehistoric mystery over extinct babies preserved in permafrost since Ice Age, and reveal the VERY surprising colour of this 'tigerlion' species.

Geysers, active volcanoes, thermal lakes, mountains, Pleistocene glaciers, cascading rivers... and a lot of bears! 

'Sensational' find of two cubs, the best preserved ever seen in the world, announced today.

Discovery of blood in creature frozen for 43,000 years is seen as major breakthrough by international team.

Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.

Fisherman keeps warm when his ice hole erupts in flames but he still netted a good catch