Locals hear 'booms from the underworld' in giant ravine but now scientists say it holds secrets of the planet's past.

Today it's +32C in Yakutsk, the world’s coldest city, and locals escape heatwave like true Siberians - by chilling on ice.

Renowned scientist says temperatures could 'rise twice faster' in Yakutia than the rest of the world.

Discovery of rich vegetation only 1000 miles away from North Pole surprises scientists.

Never before has RNA - Ribonucleic acid - sequencing been carried out from so far back in time.

Is global warming the real cause of the raging wildfires sweeping this Siberian republic? 

Full flowering plants have been created from Siberian fruit seeds stored in permafrost by squirrels thousands of years ago.

Microorganisms which survived for millions of year to be road tested in space.