The freeze is so deep that horses - and even Rudolph - is brought indoors to warm up.

Californian academics say tests confirm Rhodiola rosea aka 'golden root' DOES increase lifespan by 24% (well, this is in fruit flies).

Most fires will not be extinguished, with major cities polluted by fumes.

Construction has begun on a Park Inn by Radisson hotel in Novosibirsk with its opening planned for 2014.

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

Scientific breakthrough on DNA pinpoints mankind’s expansion across planet – and moment of interbreeding with Neanderthals.

Breathtaking scenery is revealed on a Kremlin away-day to one of Russia's most spectacular (but little known) regions.

Plane schedules disrupted, residents warned to stay indoors, sailors had to use GPS to get back to land because of thick smoke fumes from raging forest fires.