British scientists

Once Britain was hailed around the world for its giants of science - figures like Sir Isaac Newton, Alexander Fleming and more recently Stephen Hawking.

Unexpected find as scientists survey 'time capsule' site of 1901-02 encampment of intended North Pole explorers on remote Alger Island.

Challenge to polar doom warning from respected international expert Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University.

Standing two metres tall, the giant deer was assumed to be extinct about 10,300 years ago, but new research finds it was still alive across Siberia.

A pioneering French-Siberian Scientific and Education Centre highlights international recognition of Siberia's scientific strength.

Examination of ancient cave lion cub offers prospect of 'oldest-ever breast milk'.

This is the first picture of mammoth bone marrow from which scientists are seeking to extract DNA to bring the extinct giant back to life.

Haunting beauty of massive hole as scientists examine frozen lake formed after giant blowout.

Tantalising studies now underway to establish if one of two carcases preserved by permafrost has traces of world's oldest mother's milk.

Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.