Vladimir Putin surprises a female Siberian student with flowers on her 23rd birthday but also comes face to face with a woolly mammoth.
As new season starts, video of illegal trapping shows the source of fur for highly prized coats.
Most northerly palaeolithic site found on Arctic island of Stolbovoy, part of lost continental link between Siberia and Alaska, believe scientists.
The world's top diamond producer is on course for a $10 billion valuation, say analysts.
Plane schedules disrupted, residents warned to stay indoors, sailors had to use GPS to get back to land because of thick smoke fumes from raging forest fires.
Desert-like landscapes replaced full-flowing water deep enough for heavy cargo ships.
Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.
Remarkable images show a test tube blood sample from a female of the long-extinct species.
In a remote ice cave in Siberia, three legendary white-bearded figures hold an unexpected conclave.