Flights late on Thursday and on Friday suffered disruption due to smog caused by blazes in dry woodland made vulnerable by the current heat wave.
Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.
The new energy source in the remote settlement of Yailyu is powered by the sun, of which Siberia has plenty - summer and winter.
Vostochny 'not ready' for December Soyuz liftoff, says source in Roscosmos.
Minus 43C (minus 45F) competition in extreme cold in Yakutsk, world's coldest city.
Fires have wreaked havoc this summer with Yakutia and the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous the latest to be hard hit.
Russia is going back in time if - as expected - new draft laws are passed by the country's parliament.
With dumpy little legs, a dense body and a penchant for hiding from trouble, the Manul has proved elusive to nature lovers worldwide.