Geology in Russia

A remote Arctic mountain range is home to "granite cities" found almost nowhere else.

A tribute to Richard Feynman is carved into the land he planned to see but never got to visit.

Unusual, mushroom-like rock formations caused by weathering and water erosion, set to disappear, according to geologists.

An 18th century wonder of the world, lost in WWII, re-created at the Catherine Palace.

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.

Gigantic natural towers in a Russian plateau.

A remote forest of stone pillars along the Lena river.

The world's second-largest excavated hole.