This animal and its lost mother wandered some 700 km too far south 'because they couldn't go north' and got confused.

From levitating grass houses to kindergartens made of cheese and containers that heat themselves via text message... welcome to the future.

Problems may not be over yet, warn meteorologists, as police are on high alert in 14 areas.

As the winter cold settles in, this is a sight to warm you up (strictly 18+).

'All forest wildfires extinguished' in Siberian Federal District, say officials, but peat flames still raging.

Greenpeace claim authorities underestimate the scale of destruction, amid warnings of lack of resources to fight fires. 

Russian president calls for Asian money to back the transport revolution in Siberia.

Scientists rush to site of latest tundra eruption - which formed a crater 50 metres deep - amid fears for homes and key industrial sites.

So what caused this abearation spotted by tourists in Kamchatka?

With fur on its tail and twice the size of a human being, no one yet knows what the animal is.