Microorganisms which survived for millions of year to be road tested in space.
Local photographer captures pillars of smoke rising above the underground peat fire.
Photographer seeks crowdfunding for trip to this little known natural wonder so remote that almost no pictures exist.
Currently there are 730,000 animals but numbers are 'unsustainable', risking disease spreading and chronic overgrazing.
Toxic fuel from 21,000 ton leak reaches pristine lake, bypassing floating booms, as rivers of diesel pollution cover-up is exposed.
This evocative melody is literally the sound of Nature as a group of Russian percussionists make music on the frozen waters of breathtaking Lake Baikal.
Locals hear 'booms from the underworld' in giant ravine but now scientists say it holds secrets of the planet's past.
All ice crossings shut in Irkutsk region, local emergency service on top alert.
As a debate is underway on culling as many as 250,000 reindeer due to overgrazing, Research Professor Bruce C Forbes warns against some proposed solutions.
Russian ecologist says his undercover trip shows Arctic ecosystem is irreversibly damaged, as whistleblower in ecological watchdog quits and leaves town.