Intriguing new research of burial sites close to Lake Baikal has re-written our understanding of the human relationship with dogs.

High levels of ‘fire ice’ trapped in permafrost may turn Russia into a global leader of new gas sources.

White-knuckle driver Roman Rusinov and motor journalist Andrey Leontjev smash the Russian on-ice speed record. 

Pedal power challenge as the Red Bull Trans-Siberian Extreme ultra-stage bicycle race heads from Moscow to Vladivostok.

Doctors fought in vain to save  Alexander Stakhanov, 35, on the frozen surface of the world's deepest lake.

Wooden statue 5.3m high with eight faces gazed over the water for only two decades, but leaves us with a conundrum 11,600 years later.

The flame warms Siberia and even takes a dip in Lake Baikal en route to the Sochi Winter Games.

Bronze Age burial near Lake Baikal intrigues archeologists who have not yet revealed contents of leather pouch between man's kneecaps.

After whizzing around space since the beginning of time, scientists can now examine meteorite.