New rector Mikhail Fedoruk has set a bold target of bringing Siberia's leading university into the top 90 in world rankings.

Pictures prove the gruesome fate of reindeer 'to meet demands for traditional medicines in China and South Korea'.

Elsewhere in Russia’s coldest region desperate authorities spike clouds to induce rain and tame wildfires.

Blocks of soil and ice thrown hundreds of metres from epicentre of the funnel at the Yamal peninsula.

Scientists share first results on the world's best-preserved extinct rhino that lived in Yakutia at least 20,000 years ago.

With thick coat to keep it warm, the little Yakut horse loves nothing better than running about the frozen fields.

The unique artifact was made by humans more than 19,000 years ago.

Fears for plan to stimulate Russian economy via major infrastructure links to Asia and Europe as Beijing announces rival scheme.