Plane schedules disrupted, residents warned to stay indoors, sailors had to use GPS to get back to land because of thick smoke fumes from raging forest fires.

Parody of Russian glamorous hip-hop star Timati is becoming a sensation across Russia - and now globally.

Monument to Kate Marsden unveiled in Sosnovka village 123 years after she set out on her epic work.

Sightings of 'primeval monsters' in Siberia's Lake Labynkyr were made before 'Nessie' was spotted in Scotland.

Unveiled: two extinct cave lions  - dug from the permafrost - make their first appearance since Pleistocene times.

In a remote ice cave in Siberia, three legendary white-bearded figures hold an unexpected conclave.

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.

'We're Russian Koreans,' comes the reply.