Stunning statue with 'encrypted codes' is 11,000 years old, even more ancient than previously believed.

Dating back 11,000 years - with a coded message left by ancient man from the Mesolithic Age - the Shigir Idol is almost three times as old as the Egyptian pyramids.

Found in a frozen prehistoric squirrel's nest, scientists make intriguing discovery.

Expedition from Urals Federal University finds 300 samples of suspected space debris, clues to the history of the universe.

Ideas are clearly needed for more effective ways of countering the annual wildfire scourge, as the trend remains towards drier and hotter summers.

Same phenomenon of discharge of gas hydrates 'led to crater formation in Russia and disappearance of ships in Atlantic'.

Dissecting them like surgical abscesses to release the gas seen as one solution to avoid future eruptions.

12,000-year-old remains of puppy were discovered perfectly intact sealed inside permafrost.