Poaching, climate change and excessive hunting caused colossal population drop.
Ancient items of jewellery found by archeologists on Taymyr peninsula are stone labrets which were inserted into the face below the bottom lip.
The bear 'had wrong compass settings’ and came south, the first polar bear seen in city since 1970s.
Sergey Golubev from Krasnoyarsk left on a 7,120 km round trip by dinghy in July, aiming to return in September.
Schoolchildren of all ages are asked to stay home as gusts of wind reach 29 metres per second.
Group had made record-breaking 650km drive on frozen river from Norilsk to Dikson, but got into trouble on return before being plucked to safety.
The weirdest winter for decades takes a cold turn but milder weather is on the way again.
On 10 February, eight travellers set out on a two month odyssey covering 4,000 km through some of the world's most inhospitable terrain.
Fast track evolution as great Siberian symbol is surprisingly unmasked as an immigrant breed.