Altai floodwater could be sent to parched Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, says Russian agriculture minister.

One region alone - Yakutia - has 5 million tons scrap metal dumped in polar regions, an ugly Soviet legacy.

Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.

Preserved by ice, the 25 year old ancient woman covered in tattoos used cannabis to cope with her ravaging illness.

Agafya Lykova rejects leaving her remote house even though debris from coming rocket launch could fall dangerously close.

Elders in Altai Mountains vote to reinter mummy of ancient woman 'to stop her anger which causes floods and earthquakes'.

Remarkable images show a test tube blood sample from a female of the long-extinct species. 

The ancient mummy of a mysterious young woman, known as the Ukok Princess, is finally returning home to the Altai Republic this month.

'Sensational' find of two cubs, the best preserved ever seen in the world, announced today.