Anti-viral drug used to beat avian and swine flu.

Back in Soviet times, Akademgorodok was known as one of the best places to live, a home to some of the USSR's greatest scientists.

Special testing kits sent to Sochi amid 'fears from Japan' and other countries over risk from deliberate deadly disease strike.

New rector Mikhail Fedoruk has set a bold target of bringing Siberia's leading university into the top 90 in world rankings.

Scientists warn over 'rapid rate' of spread now accounting for 50% of new infections in Novosibirsk.

Tyva republic registers Saudi-like heat but is also hit by wildfires.

Found in a frozen prehistoric squirrel's nest, scientists make intriguing discovery.

The pair returned from Nigeria, one of the countries stricken with the deadly virus.

Pioneering facility for the production of possible medicines has been opened to bring scientific research one step closer to mass produced drugs.