The 19th century vessel - formerly the Royal Navy's HMS Pandora - sank as Americans raced to be first to North Pole.

Inaugural trek through 10,000 year old Vasyugan Mire paves way for visitors to savour the unique flora and fauna.

The discovery of an ice-preserved female mammoth comes amid a debate on whether scientists should try to recreate the species using DNA.

Kuzya's GPS tracker shows he has returned to his motherland.

Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.

Photographer Igor Gavar from Omsk sets out to challenge traditional stereotypes of Russian babushkas.

The language is included in a new digital talking dictionary aimed at preserving some of the world's most endangered languages.

Big cat had preyed on domestic dogs in Russia and China, but will now be mated with older tigress Prima in Rostov.

An extraordinary adventure, blessed by the Queen of England and the Tsarina of Russia.

Murky underwater videos suggest wreckage of Eira is finally rediscovered off Cape Flora on Franz Josef Land archipelago, where it sank in 1881.