Critics call it ‘Chernobyl on ice’ but authorities say it is vital to provide energy to remote port in Chukotka.

Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.

Soot-coloured snowfall covers the ground in Siberia's second largest city.

Schoolchildren of all ages are asked to stay home as gusts of wind reach 29 metres per second.

Novosibirsk treated to the majesty of a rare meteorological occurrence.

Worried about the rapid destruction of permafrost from global warming? Here's how you can counter it by restoring the woolly mammoth habitat.

As western Europe chills in unusually harsh weather, which it blames on Russia (of course!), here’s how we cope with the deep freeze.

Brian 'Head' Welch taken ill in Krasnoyarsk on band Korn's Russian tour.

Vessel Stepan Arzhakov ran aground in Lena River after being washed ashore due to strong early morning crosswinds.