Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.

An extraordinary adventure, blessed by the Queen of England and the Tsarina of Russia.

Tigre de Cristal under fire for 'abusing' rare big cat to promote gambling revolution.

Feeling ill during foreign assignment, she was sent alone on 300 km train journey less than 48 hours before she died of serious blood infection.

Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula.

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.