Up to 300,000 people a year expected to pass through Sabetta International as region gears up to become a gas powerhouse.

Same phenomenon of discharge of gas hydrates 'led to crater formation in Russia and disappearance of ships in Atlantic'.

Living bacteria found in permafrost - '3.5 million years old' - is 'scientific sensation' which allows 'mice grannies' to reproduce.

How satellite tracking unlocks nature's secrets enabling us to follow woodcocks on their epic flights.

Three months of rehabilitation deemed a success as the female pair swim off back into the water.

Twin sisters Violetta and Evelina Yachmenev left hospital in Barnaul just before they turned two months old.

Baby lynx is raised by a domestic cat.

The endangered creature - which can live for more than 200 years - permitted to be caught despite being in the Russian Red Book.

Tributes to the dead and prayers for the 34 injured including 27 students, acrobats with a Nefteyugansk sports club.