Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.

From 'fireworks' made from nothing more than hot water in minus 50C, to surfing in the Pacific, this is the New Year on our doorstep.

As Western children salute Santa's Rudolph, here in the Sakha Republic the antlered animals are in peril from ravenous predators.

Two weeks after collecting his passport from Vladimir Putin, the Hollywood actor discloses intriguing DNA in his family tree.

Officials deny any risk of atomic contamination from the site in Sakha Republic.

Born-again beasts will roam in Ice Age Park in Yakutia, said Aisen Nikolaev, head of Yakutia region.

But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.

British man to become the first in the world to ride from Pacific to Atlantic ocean.