'The Siberian pine is just divine: that is the overwhelming verdict of riders hurtling round the thrilling new velodrome at 2012 Olympics', reported Reuters.
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.
New DNA findings alter the sex of one of most famous recent Siberian archeological finds of human remains.
From levitating grass houses to kindergartens made of cheese and containers that heat themselves via text message... welcome to the future.
Spaso-Zashiverskaya has survived wars, permafrost, and a smallpox outbreak that wiped out its congregation.
Dating back 11,000 years - with a coded message left by ancient man from the Mesolithic Age - the Shigir Idol is almost three times as old as the Egyptian pyramids.
Replica shows visage of 16 year old fighter buried with her weapons and horses.
Stunning statue with 'encrypted codes' is 11,000 years old, even more ancient than previously believed.