Panning to be legalised in former GULAG region in bid to crackdown on black market.
Arctic permafrost is degrading much faster than expected, warn scientists from the extreme north of Yakutia.
'I cry and say thank you to the Russians that they welcomed us so warmly'.
In this exclusive report, Yakutian photographer Nariyana Romanova takes us on a magical journey through her kingdom of ice.
International team of scientists complete major DNA study of extinct beast and fuel hopes of producing clone to live in special park.
Journalists test Chinese Geely on epic 10,000km journey from Belarus and find it performs well in the harsh climate - even if they did have to wear ski clothes.
Spaso-Zashiverskaya has survived wars, permafrost, and a smallpox outbreak that wiped out its congregation.
Our map shows the attacks by bears on humans across a swathe of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
And take part in scientific experiment to PROVE that the leaking of harmful greenhouse gases in the Arctic can be slowed.