Seasonal greetings to all parts of the world marking Christmas Day on 25 December, even though we have to wait a little longer!

Seasonal greetings from the east of Russia where there are no less than seven different Father Christmas figures to bring joy to children in winter. 

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

Dating back 40,000 years to the Denisovan species of early humans, new pictures show beauty and craftsmanship of prehistoric jewellery.

'The contract in current market parameters is absolutely unprecedented', Putin told investors at the annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Unknown remains of a large creature have been found in Lake Labynkyr, say the first divers to ever reach its floor.

Nematodes moving and eating again for the first time since the Pleistocene age in major scientific breakthrough, say experts.

The result? He has avoided flu for two years, and works harder with renewed energy.

Huge progress as Russia's $5 billion cosmodrome is readied for first launch.