Is global warming the real cause of the raging wildfires sweeping this Siberian republic? 

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

None are naked: instead, they're far more interesting…

Fashion comes full circle as boots with 1,500 years of history become a cat walk sensation.

Will no-one save Gustav Backmann’s unique Arctic fish freezer designed to maintain a temperature of between -12C to -14C all year round?

It is a medical fact that children are healthier if they daily run out into the snow in their swimming costumes - and pour a bucket of cold water over their heads.

Forest fire may have caused the blasts which led to 400 people being evacuated.

Proof of recovery of endangered species after 'historic' sighting of Siberian tiger 2000 km west of its usual habitat.

The sensational discovery could lead to a much clearer understanding of a blast which was 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.