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

Model Amina Karat, 34, poses on the Saamys-Kumaga sands in Yakutia.

Shoreline on remote island retreats by 74 metres in seven years due to increased wave power of unfrozen sea, and thawing permafrost.

Three killer whales and baby 'knew we were trying to save them, and were not aggressive'.

The Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill is to be shut down in a victory for environmental campaigners.

Pictures show child from Middle Ages as he is unwrapped after his remains were 'accidentally preserved' close to Arctic.

To the outside world, the resort of Sheregesh is as well known for Yeti as skiing or snowboarding.

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