Scientists from Novosibirsk-based Vector are working in Yakutia on a paleo-virus experiment.
FSB smash smuggling ring with goods intended for China as traditional medicines and food delicacies.
Worried about the rapid destruction of permafrost from global warming? Here's how you can counter it by restoring the woolly mammoth habitat.
The young beast's head was resting on a paw in frozen ground for up to 50,000 years, shows amazing first picture.
Scientist thought he had stumbled upon an unusual stone, only for tests to show he had unearthed major dinosaur find.
Experts crack prehistoric mystery over extinct babies preserved in permafrost since Ice Age, and reveal the VERY surprising colour of this 'tigerlion' species.
Fast track evolution as great Siberian symbol is surprisingly unmasked as an immigrant breed.
But how did they get to landlocked Kurgan region, 2,400 kilometres from the nearest ocean?