A grave on Lena River sand bank ‘proves site north of Yakutsk city is not historic original Cossack settlement’ in coldest region.
First cargo train on the final link of Amur-Yakutsk line in historic expansion of Siberia's great railways.
This is the first picture of mammoth bone marrow from which scientists are seeking to extract DNA to bring the extinct giant back to life.
Charting wonderful friendships and shedding light on a region little known and understood by the West, James dreams of a best-seller with his travel memoirs.
Currently there are 730,000 animals but numbers are 'unsustainable', risking disease spreading and chronic overgrazing.
An extraordinary adventure, blessed by the Queen of England and the Tsarina of Russia.
Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.
Society’s president Sergei Shoigu - Russian defence minister - even hinted at possibility of cloning during annual meeting.
'The Siberian pine is just divine: that is the overwhelming verdict of riders hurtling round the thrilling new velodrome at 2012 Olympics', reported Reuters.
Here we go back in time and remember 13 remarkable moments of 2013.