Unique archeological and paleontological sites face destruction from gangs seeking to raid and sell prehistoric remains.

Pictures show child from Middle Ages as he is unwrapped after his remains were 'accidentally preserved' close to Arctic.

We went out in Tobolsk and Surgut to see what women are wearing, and most prefer fur.

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

Final message of hero pilot found scrawled in Douglas C-47 aircraft he crash landed with no loss of life in 1947.

Born in the Siberian taiga, recluse Agafya Lykova is the sole survivor of the Lykov family who cut themselves off from civilisation in 1936.

Endemic to the remote island of Novaya Zemlya, it survived the Ice Age here, scientists believe, the only creature known to have done so.

Air France Boeing 777 with 282 on board suffered technical failure, then the rescue aircraft sent from Paris was also grounded.

Border guards seize 14 birds, as FSB lead search for criminals behind cruelty.