Excitement, fear and passionate hope for new life as brave Darina, 6, travels to London
Emaciated polar bear rescued from garbage dump in Arctic maybe ‘lost sister’ of orphaned Ursula
Caught! The Norilsk polar bear needs urgent medical help, say experts
Karina became the symbol of resilience and hope when - aged only 4 - she survived 12 days in taiga of Yakutia.
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.
Luna the panther was rescued from a travelling zoo when its mother refused to feed the cub.
Lyubov Morekhodova glides over the pure ice on skates made by her father not long after World War Two.
Soul-stirring images of eruption on the Klyuchevskaya Sopka caught by extreme travellers at altitude of 2,850 metres (9,350 ft).