With partial shells, this intriguing new fossil find in modern-day Yakutia shows this northern polar region in Cretaceous times was not….cold.

An extraordinary adventure, blessed by the Queen of England and the Tsarina of Russia.

New computer model of Ipatiev House lets you wander around the residence where the Romanov dynasty was obliterated.

Gazprom, Transneft, RusHydro, Alrosa and Rosneft all on a list for shift from Moscow to boost the Far East economy.

Reindeer herders find more craters in the far north in a deepening puzzle for scientists. 

Ruta needed her paws amputated after being left outside in -30C but kind-hearted people are raising money for treatment.

Leading jeweller Alexey Baburov honoured by Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg.

Tantalising studies now underway to establish if one of two carcases preserved by permafrost has traces of world's oldest mother's milk.

Major engineering achievement will connect Russia’s largest region to Moscow by train for the first time.

Tsar's daughter may, after all, have escaped the execution which wiped out the royal family, says new book.