Research of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave near Lensk in Sakha Republic show the dire threat to the planet from global warming, says a new study.
Unique archeological and paleontological sites face destruction from gangs seeking to raid and sell prehistoric remains.
Angelina Sadovnikova, then 11, came across the mummified Pleistocene rodent in a cavity left by woolly mammoth tusk diggers.
Earth is moving as 'leaking methane gas due to global warming causes surface to bubble' in a new phenomenon.
Leading expert assesses the risk of 'waking up' this deadly disease currently eradicated, and warns that rising Russian levels of HIV brings a far greater risk.
Enough joking. New NASA-Russian research is leading to concern that global warming is causing truly disturbing changes to the virgin forests of northern Russia.
Vineyards will flourish as winters become almost 10C milder heralding a large population influx, says new scientific prediction.
Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.
Remote herders from 45 families get new animals to rebuild herds decimated by 'zombie' anthrax infection.