Or is it too expensive to put the environment before the need for energy?

This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.

Before Yuri Gagarin conquered space for humans, some 29 flights took place with dogs, the unsung heroes of man's arrival in the cosmos.

Silence from the authorities but residents say former Ukrainian president's son should have known Baikal was too dangerous to drive on.

Amur leopard Killy - one of only 80 in the wild - was struck by a car last year, but new pictures show her alive and thriving.

US Paralympic star on emotional journey back to her roots to meet the parents who gave her up for adoption.

Nuclear scientist alleged to have stolen small aircraft, but he insists he had paid for it and is the victim of an elaborate fraud.

Ice along the northern coast of Siberia is retreating faster than elsewhere, leading to a special threat for our polar bears, Russian expert says. 

Mystery over circumstances of crash when chopper was on 'unsactioned' flight.

New find at Zeleny Yar necropolis, which shows links to Persia, to be examined within weeks.