Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.

Haunting beauty of massive hole as scientists examine frozen lake formed after giant blowout.

Pavel Yakovlev makes ‘great scientific discovery’ near his village in Yakutia.

Unique Paleolithic prize for scientists, a jaw of an early human who 'feasted on woolly mammoth' - but may have been cannibalised. 

German scientists 'took samples abroad for analysis' which were 'illegally obtained' from famous Shigir Idol.

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

Gas bubbles from waters filling crater hole on Yamal peninsula two months after volcanic-style explosion in thawing permafrost.

Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.

Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.