Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.
Find of 'global significance' made in Jurassic graveyard reveals 'two adults and two babies'.
Same phenomenon of discharge of gas hydrates 'led to crater formation in Russia and disappearance of ships in Atlantic'.
Site identified in Krasnoyarsk region where man 'trapped and killed' mammoths, suspect paleontologists.
Now the prickly rodent lives no closer than 2,000 kilometres away, but its remains - recently dated - are scattered in caves of the Altai Mountains.
13 year old revealed as the daughter of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father - separate humanoid groups now proven to have crossbred.
Bizarre claim in New York Observer says tattooed Ukok 'princess' preserved in ice casket led to Donald Trump's victory over Clinton.
High levels of ‘fire ice’ trapped in permafrost may turn Russia into a global leader of new gas sources.
Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.