Proof that lions roamed northern Siberia in the age of the mammoths and woolly rhinoceros.

Call to protect unique site with thousands of ideally preserved bones of prehistoric animals.

But how did they get to landlocked Kurgan region, 2,400 kilometres from the nearest ocean?

Locals hear 'booms from the underworld' in giant ravine but now scientists say it holds secrets of the planet's past.

Running water is one of the most soothing and relaxing sounds known to man, but here it signals the rapid thawing of ground frozen for thousands of years.

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

But who were the mysterious Paleolithic artists of these rock drawings?

Experts say no sign of any human settlements close to 'largest necropolis in Asia for the extinct beasts'.

A mysterious cave is giving up its pre-historic secrets to scientists and could 'change our view' of the Earth's climate.