Russian prime minister condemns anti-Putin stunt by feminist punk group but says prolonging imprisonment is 'unproductive'

Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, has called for the three jailed members of the feminist punk band Pussy Riot to be freed.

But Pussy Riot's supporters quickly dismissed the prime minister's statements, noting his...

Comments could signal the early release of the band members, whose case comes up for appeal on 1 October

Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian prime minister, has called for three members of the punk band Pussy Riot to be freed, saying further time in prison would be "unproductive."

Medvedev's comments could signal the imminent release of the band members,...

Hair, soft tissues and bone marrow found on Siberian expedition, raising hopes that extinct creature could be cloned

A Russian university says scientists have discovered frozen woolly mammoth fragments that may contain living cells deep in Siberia, bringing closer the possibility of cloning the extinct animal.

The North-Eastern Federal University...

Scientists ask whether humans care only for species from which they can extract benefit, and dismiss the rest as 'worthless'

Few people would notice the willow blister, a spore-shooting fungus that grows parasitically on twigs in a small corner of Wales. Fewer still are likely to realise that this is one of the rarest fungi in the world, a...