Scientists remain confident of one day bringing back the beast to roam again in Siberia.
Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.
British man to become the first in the world to ride from Pacific to Atlantic ocean.
Beijing proposes tours to neighbouring Khabarovsk region which wind the clock back to the Communist era.
After this year's discovery of uncongealed mammoth blood, experts are confident of new discoveries.
He landed onto the track in minus 40C wearing only a T-shirt, shorts and slippers. He had left his compartment to go for a cigarette.
Diamonds of Yakutia found a fake gem - and the real $107,000 jewel vanished.
All on board safe after An-148 jet returns to Talakan Airport soon after takeoff.
Leading expert assesses the risk of 'waking up' this deadly disease currently eradicated, and warns that rising Russian levels of HIV brings a far greater risk.