Vladimir Putin and Chinese president witness agreement that will see cross-border cooperation to work in massive Far East mine.

Full flowering plants have been created from Siberian fruit seeds stored in permafrost by squirrels thousands of years ago.

Valuable obsidian travelled during Early Holocene times from Lake  Krasnoe in Chukotka to Zhokhov Island deep in the Arctic.

Geologists say as much as 44.8 billion roubles-worth has been found in valley to the north of famous range.

This summer's melting of permafrost is more than THREE TIMES greater than usual, unlocking long-frozen deadly diseases.

Grandfather Egor Tarasov's 'miraculous' survival story of 42 days alone in the tundra with polar and brown bears, and wolves.

Microorganisms which survived for millions of year to be road tested in space.

Intriguing evidence from well-preserved calf Yuka of ‘cobra hood-shaped bulge’ on trunk that is absent in modern elephants

Long-held dream for a crossing at Yakutsk gets a boost from China. 

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.