Minus 43C (minus 45F) competition in extreme cold in Yakutsk, world's coldest city.

Puppies are 'designer' animals bred by South Korean cloning laboratory, but they flunked test in 13 simple skills for Russian police dogs.

With partial shells, this intriguing new fossil find in modern-day Yakutia shows this northern polar region in Cretaceous times was not….cold.

Russia's coldest region is up to 20C milder than average this month, say meteorologists. 

Even in the intense cold, animals need to drink, but shaggy horse Kunduchene refuses to budge, unless escorted by Umka.

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

Intriguing evidence from well-preserved calf Yuka of ‘cobra hood-shaped bulge’ on trunk that is absent in modern elephants

Tragic death of mentally handicapped man after he is left at bus stop for 12 hours in minus 30C cold.