In “The $15 Trillion Treasure at the End of the World” Josh Hammer chronicles the Russian effort to control the market for Arctic natural resources. Russia’s efforts center around the Yamal Peninsula, ...

The Yamal Peninsula in the Arctic is the heart of the Russian energy empire. It is home to the world's largest natural gas reserves. But this is also where the migration routes of the Nenets run. As ...

Gazprom Neft has received a license for the geological exploration of the Tursky subsurface area in the Purovsky District of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The license was issued for a period of ...

It's a holiday celebrated annually in Russia's Yamal-Nenets region in the Arctic. For the indigenous nomadic Nenets people, Reindeer Herders' Day offers a chance to show their prowess in wrestling, ...

MOSCOW — Thirteen members of a nomadic Siberian community have been hospitalized after a heat wave thawed the carcass of an anthrax-infected reindeer and sparked an outbreak of the disease. Subscribe ...

The transformative power of cinema is such that a sunny SoCal summer day can suddenly become an afternoon on the Russian Siberian tundra, thanks to the wholly unique and transporting “White Moss,” ...

The Nenets people of the Siberian arctic are the guardians of a style of reindeer herding that is the last of its kind. Through a yearly migration of over a thousand kilometres, these people move ...

Operator Lukoil said earlier that accident on the Kovla river is minor, with spilled oil being removed and posing no danger Energy explored: Gain valuable insight into the global oil and gas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug has become the first Russian region to reduce enlistment payments for soldiers fighting in ...

Russia’s nomadic reindeer herders now coexist with roads, rail, pipes and drilling towers. Lena Sarteto’s puffy, rough-skinned hands are a flurry of activity. As water boils over the fire in the ...

More than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon and over a million - more than a fifth of the population - have been displaced as war between Israel and Hezbollah pushes the fragile state and ...