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

Hopes for significant rise of Chinese visitors and special fares between April and October to encourage young Russians to travel to Baikal.

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

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

Stunning pictures as shamans from around the world gather in Sayan Mountains.

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

Previously unknown subspecies confirmed by DNA tests and probably numbering around 400.

Amur leopard Killy - one of only 80 in the wild - was struck by a car last year, but new pictures show her alive and thriving.

Eminent Siberian archeologist Professor Mikhail Shunkov challenges Western claims casting doubt on this being the work of ancient Denisovans.

Dozens of volunteers join search to find his loveable, trusting German Shepherd kidnapped by dog-snatchers.