Locals in north of Yakutia said daylight was completely gone for several hours.
Scientists from Novosibirsk-based Vector are working in Yakutia on a paleo-virus experiment.
Unique remains give vital clues to man's origins and early travels, say experts.
The unnamed third year student from Dagestan was excluded for wearing a headscarf against the university's rules.
Silence from the authorities but residents say former Ukrainian president's son should have known Baikal was too dangerous to drive on.
Experts give their macabre verdict on mummified remains after speculation a new type of dinosaur had been found.
Would-be participants accuse Yevgeny Pyatkovsky of cheating them over the ultimate reality game show combating bears and wolves on an Ob River island.
Unveiled: two extinct cave lions - dug from the permafrost - make their first appearance since Pleistocene times.
Two young birds saved after taking a seriously wrong turn during migration.