Some regions parched, others underwater in latest meteorological surprises.
Real-life adventurers to a 'professional blonde' queue to participate in the ultimate brutal television reality contest, where 'rape and murder' are not banned.
Experts crack prehistoric mystery over extinct babies preserved in permafrost since Ice Age, and reveal the VERY surprising colour of this 'tigerlion' species.
A suspected cannibal is to be given a lie detector test this week in a bid to resolve the mysterious case of the fisherman 'eaten by his friends'.
Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.
After 5 days still no sign of lost workers but search continues round the clock as relatives wait and pray.
Shots fired at island campsite to scare away beast which then drops ancient limb preserved in permafrost since prehistoric times.
Predators seek food in villages all around Siberia as climate expert warns of worse fires each year due to soaring rise in temperatures, 10C above average.
Three cities east of the Urals are in the top ten for a new survey of national contentment.