Nature in Russia

This cypress grove is a unique site considering these trees are not native to the region.

These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.

It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.

The reason for the strange contortions in the trunks of these "drunken" pine trees in Russia is still a mystery.

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

Volcanic irregularity? Odd erosion? Alien eggs? Local legends compete to explain these strange orbs.

Is it an island or a volcano? That question probably explains why it's uninhabited.

Russian researchers who have been excavating ancient squirrel burrows may have brought a 32,000-year-old plant back to life.

Some of the world's only freshwater seals live in one very special lake in Russia.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.