The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.

Bones of 11 extinct giants discovered, plus one woolly rhinoceros: but why did they die here?

Over 300 years old, the 'jetons' - used in lieu of coins or for counting - were found along with artifacts hoarded by the Northern Selkups.

Fires have wreaked havoc this summer with Yakutia and the Yamalo-Nenets autonomous the latest to be hard hit.

As Western children salute Santa's Rudolph, here in the Sakha Republic the antlered animals are in peril from ravenous predators.

The first 100 wolves have been killed in the Sakha Republic as the authorities step-up their campaign to protect people and reindeer herds.

Seasonal greetings to all parts of the world marking Christmas Day on 25 December, even though we have to wait a little longer!

The Yamal peninsula has the world's richest gas reserves, and soon it will grow juicy tomatoes as well.