Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.

The BIOS-3 closed ecosystem in Siberia sustains human life autonomously by creating a micro-Earth.

New study warns of methane escaping from the sea floor due to degradation of submarine permafrost.

Part of Vasyugan Mire - the largest bog in the world - is to become a natural reserve this year, say reports.

Scientists say a 'fountain of gas' poured from jelly-like trembling earth in tundra on Belyy Island in northern Siberia.

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

Across the Russian polar regions, these eye-catching pictures show how thawing soil leads to territories being washed away.

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