Until now, it was believed no form of life could exist on the Red planet.
And take part in scientific experiment to PROVE that the leaking of harmful greenhouse gases in the Arctic can be slowed.
As western Europe chills in unusually harsh weather, which it blames on Russia (of course!), here’s how we cope with the deep freeze.
Monuments to the Bolshevik leader are the key to a new competitive sport called Lenining.
These stunning images were taken by Russian photographer Alexander Tyryshkin on a unique Siberian lake that never freezes, no matter how cold the winter.
Abnormally hot May weather resembles midsummer with air temperatures as high as +35C.
Residents of Krasnoyark take to boats to go to work, while an unusual July snowstorm hits Yakutia.
Amateur photographer who takes samurai sword for protection in lonely taiga captures the stunning majesty spreading its colours in the sky.
Unveiled: two extinct cave lions - dug from the permafrost - make their first appearance since Pleistocene times.
Fur is a way of life in the cold climate, but in a hard-hitting and powerful film she likens the industry to mass wartime killing by fascists.