Hollywood celebrity plans a trip with sons to discover what lies between Moscow and Vladivostok.
Russian officials refused to allow the vessel to enter the Northern Sea Route which Greenpeace dubbed 'a thinly veiled attempt to stifle peaceful protest'.
Oil slicks, sewage, industrial waste and rubbish floating sea is harming wildlife and could lead to marine crisis.
Bears are increasingly coming out of the forest in search of food, say wildlife experts.
Both Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund are expressing grave concern at the risk of contamination in the Pechora Sea.
Four months old female in a 'serious but stable condition' in Russian Far East.
Big cat had preyed on domestic dogs in Russia and China, but will now be mated with older tigress Prima in Rostov.
Kuzya and Ilona shake off their electronic tags, but all signs show they thrive in wild.
Congratulations to South Korean photographer Choi Kisoon for getting unique footage.