These stunning images were taken by Russian photographer Alexander Tyryshkin on a unique Siberian lake that never freezes, no matter how cold the winter.

Tuim Hole first appeared 62 years ago and has sheer 120 metre cliffs reaching down to its deep turquoise waters.

Nikolay Petshak, 64, who swam from Russia to America, died in ‘accident’ in river where he carried the Olympic flame.

Russian president changes his midnight address to honour the bombing victims in Volgograd - and eliminate terrorists.

Map of shame: Greenpeace highlights junk and debris in dozens of sites across the 'pristine' environment.

Unveiled: two extinct cave lions  - dug from the permafrost - make their first appearance since Pleistocene times.

The Alaska-Siberia flight recalls historic Second World War supply route which helped defeat Nazism.

Experts crack prehistoric mystery over extinct babies preserved in permafrost since Ice Age, and reveal the VERY surprising colour of this 'tigerlion' species.

His cries woke other participants, and one shot the bear.