As one area continues to fight blaze, communities in tragedy-hit Khakassia show that human spirit and togetherness can prevail.

In each case the deadly decades-old 'zombie' disease originated in contaminated soil and was awakened by hot Arctic summer weather.

Unveiled: two extinct cave lions  - dug from the permafrost - make their first appearance since Pleistocene times.

Medieval archer's 'unique quiver' and arrows with iron tips found in hole in a cliff, along with his wooden sarcophagus.

Locals hear 'booms from the underworld' in giant ravine but now scientists say it holds secrets of the planet's past.

Demands increased on 3 August for a 'state of emergency' to be declared on the world's fifth longest river due to a catastrophic shortage of water.

Mysterious 'gigantic' hole in remote region spotted by helicopters over gas-rich Yamal peninsula.

Running water is one of the most soothing and relaxing sounds known to man, but here it signals the rapid thawing of ground frozen for thousands of years.