New shipping link symbolises developing Arctic economy which can avoid eco-damage, says Putin.

Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.

Arctic permafrost is degrading much faster than expected, warn scientists from the extreme north of Yakutia.

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

Enough joking. New NASA-Russian research is leading to concern that global warming is causing truly disturbing changes to the virgin forests of northern Russia.

From levitating grass houses to kindergartens made of cheese and containers that heat themselves via text message... welcome to the future.

Research of stalactites and stalagmites in a cave near Lensk in Sakha Republic show the dire threat to the planet from global warming, says a new study.

Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.

Forest infernos will be extinguished by the weekend, pledges government, as wildfires become political issue in Moscow.

Bulging bumps in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas believed to be caused by thawing permafrost releasing methane.