Giant sinkhole threatens more homes as it widens each week.

Scientific expedition on way to retrieve remains of Ice Age giant.

The young beast's head was resting on a paw in frozen ground for up to 50,000 years, shows amazing first picture.

Unique pictures show prehistoric forensic evidence: spear wounds on the Arctic beast's bone.

Local photographer captures pillars of smoke rising above the underground peat fire.

Aurora with its key hub in Vladivostok promises to make the country's Far East more accessible.

Scientists get inside a woolly mammoth's head to understand behaviour of the extinct species.

2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.

Designer animals bred by South Korean cloning laboratory showed skills 'beyond all expectations' in their first three weeks with the penal service.

Puppies are 'designer' animals bred by South Korean cloning laboratory, but they flunked test in 13 simple skills for Russian police dogs.