One of the giants of science in the Soviet and post-USSR eras, a former president of the Academy of Sciences, died aged 87 after a long illness.
Ivan and Lubov Leshchenko keep the animals in the backyard of their village of Dubovy Kliuch - Oak key - in the Far East of Russia.
People begin to mop up their waterlogged homes: but what about the 'abandoned' dogs and cats?
A dozen out of the 15 teams finished the race which began three weeks ago.
Bones of 11 extinct giants discovered, plus one woolly rhinoceros: but why did they die here?
'Dodo' flies in your hot and tasty delivery in sub-Arctic Russia.
Maybe you've heard of the Singapore Sling, but the Siberian Sling? Meet these Moms (with Babies on Board) who've caught the Siberian Sling dancing bug.
A new find of remains of a child aged 8 to 10 dating from around the 5th century AD suggests a sophisticated knowledge of surgical skills.
A couple cowered in their banya - sauna - watching the hungry creature eat their dinner.