Aware of accounts of mysterious relic reptiles lurking in the deep, here are the first pictures from a record breaking dive.
International researchers have gleaned these extraordinary hidden scientific secrets by drilling 318 metres into a unique lake in northeastern Siberia.
But then Siberia also has no less than SEVEN real Santa figures, and you can meet them all here.
A Moscow scientist is calling for a new scientific expedition to solve the mystery of a huge 'monster'.
Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.
'And I really like borsch…': conclusion of the Chinese adventurer who drove solo to the Pole of Cold.
Winter studies for pupils in Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold stop only when air temperature drops below -56C.
Reindeer herders find more craters in the far north in a deepening puzzle for scientists.
Haunting beauty of massive hole as scientists examine frozen lake formed after giant blowout.