Swimming 1km, in the middle of the winter, in Siberia, at water temperature of zero Celsius and air temperature below -30C.

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

International researchers have gleaned these extraordinary hidden scientific secrets by drilling 318 metres into a unique lake in northeastern Siberia.

Living bacteria found in permafrost - '3.5 million years old' - is 'scientific sensation' which allows 'mice grannies' to reproduce.

Worried about the rapid destruction of permafrost from global warming? Here's how you can counter it by restoring the woolly mammoth habitat.

These are the rules to new TV reality show, an ultimate 9-month Siberian survival test stranded in remote taiga with bears and wolves in minus 40C winter.

Expedition from Urals Federal University finds 300 samples of suspected space debris, clues to the history of the universe.

Expert says deadly gas released from melting permafrost region will lead to 'awful' consequences for global warming.