The 19th century vessel - formerly the Royal Navy's HMS Pandora - sank as Americans raced to be first to North Pole.

It may be -40C outside but that did not put off fearless Irish strongman from pouring water over his head.

Residents of sub-Arctic Verkhoyansk district of Yakutia woke up in complete darkness.

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

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.

Her fun blog from 'cool and exciting' Yakutsk has tips on making the most of the extreme cold.

Three adventurers are to drive from the United Kingdom to the world's coldest inhabited town Oymyakon in the Republic of Sakha.

Boris Fyodorov, 37, complains it was 'too warm', and now wants to try in minus 60C.

Stunning statue with 'encrypted codes' is 11,000 years old, even more ancient than previously believed.

Pyramid is literally frozen in time, captured on camera by Vladimir Prokofiev.