Children from Yakutsk - the coldest city in the world - will start next year's flame relay for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

The taiga fishing trip has caused headlines around the world: now, the first arrest. 

Elders claim mummy's absence has caused natural disasters and send new petition to Kremlin after first snub from Putin.

Huge damage wrought by forest fires is sparked by failure to apply safety laws, complained Yuri Chaika.

The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.

Gas bubbles from waters filling crater hole on Yamal peninsula two months after volcanic-style explosion in thawing permafrost.

Getting to Siberia for foreigners has never been easier.

The discovery of an ice-preserved female mammoth comes amid a debate on whether scientists should try to recreate the species using DNA.

Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.