Critics call it ‘Chernobyl on ice’ but authorities say it is vital to provide energy to remote port in Chukotka.

Leading oil producer Rosneft burns spilled oil to 'minimise ecological damage'.

As closed city prepares for construction of new reactor, one scientist calls for an inquiry to address environmental concerns of past 50 years.

Residents complain of 'severe carbon monoxide poisoning' as satellite images show blanket of smoke across eastern Siberia.

With Russia on Covid-19 lockdown, 77 houses were burned down in Novosibirsk and Kemerovo regions.

New discovery of rare crystal Rosenbergite at 'burning ice' site where earth is hot despite temperatures of minus 35C.

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.

Arctic permafrost is degrading much faster than expected, warn scientists from the extreme north of Yakutia.

New statistics on Saturday showed the vast scale of the human effort in Russia to halt a natural disaster that has destroyed swathes of woodland and taiga.