Maru was sent back to the kennels where she was born on Trans-Siberian railway by 'allergic' owner, but escaped the train.

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

China is getting closer to European markets due to 'monumental change' wrought by global warming off Siberia's Arctic coast.

Notorious former prison opens hostel for guests complete with solitary confinement and mandatory gruel.

Faced with loans and unpaid alimony for daughter, Vyacheslav took flight and now blogs about his escape from financial problems.

The remarkable rescue and evacuation effort was needed because of a severe break-up in the ice sheet due to global warming.

Russian ecologist says his undercover trip shows Arctic ecosystem is irreversibly damaged, as whistleblower in ecological watchdog quits and leaves town.

Retired paratrooper aged 102 keeps secret how he cast his ballot in Tyumen.

99 year old sailing ship successfully passes the most challenging part of its Arctic odyssey…. and there is NO ice.