There's no better place to grow than in the towns like my historic Tara, founded in 1594, without traffic jams and supermarkets, but with winter fun and fresh air. 

The sensational discovery could lead to a much clearer understanding of a blast which was 1,000 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb.

Drivers take 12 days covering 7,000km to see how new 'plug-in' rechargeable cars cope with climate and landscape.

'We're Russian Koreans,' comes the reply.

Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.

Unique Paleolithic prize for scientists, a jaw of an early human who 'feasted on woolly mammoth' - but may have been cannibalised. 

Thousands of rock paintings make remote area the world’s best place to see 5,000 year old alfresco art.

Experts still divided over mysterious 1,300-year-old fortress-like structure located on island in middle of lake.

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.