A huge operation to cull 3,000 wolves in Russia's largest region began today - 15 January - amid claims banned poisons could be used.

Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.

At least five species of ancient animals will walk again in Siberia, predicts South Korean cloning expert.

 ….and it was worn by a man!

Extinct woolly giant was killed by early man in extreme north, insist palaeontologist ‘detectives’ as spear wound ‘proven’.

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

The Yamal peninsula has the world's richest gas reserves, and soon it will grow juicy tomatoes as well.

Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.