Here we go back in time and remember 13 remarkable moments of 2013.
Say that again? The Arctic on fire?
In a remote ice cave in Siberia, three legendary white-bearded figures hold an unexpected conclave.
Boris Fyodorov, 37, complains it was 'too warm', and now wants to try in minus 60C.
Sightings of 'primeval monsters' in Siberia's Lake Labynkyr were made before 'Nessie' was spotted in Scotland.
Dozens of major tremors recorded this year as scientists monitor 'unusually strong seismic activity' that will one day tear continent in half.
The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.
More craters expected to form due to such eruptions as permafrost melts - and they ARE caused by global warming releasing methane gas.
Living bacteria found in permafrost - '3.5 million years old' - is 'scientific sensation' which allows 'mice grannies' to reproduce.
Capable of carrying 200 people and tonnes of cargo, new blimp for the 21st century could soon be taking off.