Famous for its lonely loo with a view at 2,600 metres - 8,530ft - this meteorological outpost provides essential data for the world.

Your guide is the Chairman of the Tuva Republic's government, Sholban Kara-Ool.

Vivid red and orange paintings by Bronze Age artists go on show for the first time.

A 5,000 year old grave with a coffin made out of slabs of granite has been uncovered by archeologists containing precious human remains.

New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.

13 year old revealed as the daughter of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father - separate humanoid groups now proven to have crossbred.

Wrapped in reindeer hide and fur, the 6-to-7 year old was protected by a child-sized bronze axe and bear's pendant.

Spaso-Zashiverskaya has survived wars, permafrost, and a smallpox outbreak that wiped out its congregation.