Scientific breakthrough on DNA pinpoints mankind’s expansion across planet – and moment of interbreeding with Neanderthals.
Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.
Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.
An ancient doll and a mythical animal were buried with a child from the Okunev culture in the Bronze Age.
Andrey Solovyev keeps a lonely all-winter vigil in Yakutia in search of the legendary Labynkyr Devil.
Denis Zaychuk kissed girlfriend Anna Panina seconds before he jumped off a 10 metre cliff - and lost his action camera.
Study of ancient canine graves shows the important place of the animals in lives of prehistoric people.
The flame warms Siberia and even takes a dip in Lake Baikal en route to the Sochi Winter Games.