The navigator, who served in the Navy of Peter the Great, gave his name to the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and Bering Bridge.
New road and rail link over the Nadym River.
Subsea permafrost thaws faster than previously thought, Russian scientists say.
Permanent customs task force unveiled as Sabetta gears up to take Russian goods and gas over the top of the world.
Marooned men went for up to 3 weeks without food on island in Laptev Sea in temperatures of minus 15C.
Major discovery of Ben Leigh Smith’s vessel which sank off Franz Josef Land in 1881 sandwiched between two giant icebergs.
Most northerly palaeolithic site found on Arctic island of Stolbovoy, part of lost continental link between Siberia and Alaska, believe scientists.