Your guide is the Chairman of the Tuva Republic's government, Sholban Kara-Ool.

Enough joking. New NASA-Russian research is leading to concern that global warming is causing truly disturbing changes to the virgin forests of northern Russia.

He is believed to be 20, born in the wild, never went to school, received no vaccinations, and was cut off from civilisation.

Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.

New cities and industries could be created from construction of high-speed railway and motorway routes spanning whole of country.

Haunting beauty of massive hole as scientists examine frozen lake formed after giant blowout.

A Moscow scientist is calling for a new scientific expedition to solve the mystery of a huge 'monster'. 

Sightings of 'primeval monsters' in Siberia's Lake Labynkyr were made before 'Nessie' was spotted in Scotland.

Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.