Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.
Scientists discover 'first' creature to move from water to land almost 400 million years ago.
As footage emerges of more unexplained explosions above Siberia, suspicion falls on recycling of gunpowder at old chemical plant.
Discovery is 'in a location where dinosaurs confounded extinction, living for a few million years longer than elsewhere on the planet'.
Standing two metres tall, the giant deer was assumed to be extinct about 10,300 years ago, but new research finds it was still alive across Siberia.
Hi-tech project would use computer models to predict climate change and help with safe production of oil and gas in Northern Russia.
Fragments of the meteorite which exploded over the Urals have revealed their geological identity to Siberian scientists.
These animals are supposed 'not to roar' due to their throat physiology, but hear his fearsome 'big cat' caterwawl as he attracts a mate.
13 year old revealed as the daughter of a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father - separate humanoid groups now proven to have crossbred.
Archeological evidence from the Altai region makes clear the arrival of Homo erectus from Africa can be dated at between 800,000 and one million years ago.