The famously clear waters of Baikal - the world's deepest and oldest lake - are under threat from tourists, says leading scientist Maxim Timofeyev.

After a series of delays, Prime Minister orders the line to Russia’s diamond capital Yakutsk to be ready for the first passengers by July.

Tomsk researchers were the first in the world to catch the enigmatic germ.

McDonalds comes to town but Burger King is already here in Novosibirsk.

Experts delighted as camera records flirting between Amur leopards in the wild for the first time.

This is the first picture of how a stylish 'ancient Egyptian' necklace was discovered in the heart of Siberia.

First cargo train on the final link of Amur-Yakutsk line in historic expansion of Siberia's great railways.

The Russian president took part in the 'Flight of Hope', giving a flying lesson to young white cranes ahead of their epic 5,000 km migration.

New revelations expected as Novosibirsk experts share latest ancient finds with world's leading specialists.

Prime minister raises the issue on sidelines of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Ulaanbaatar.