Russian army biological protection troops called in amid warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.
The 19th century vessel - formerly the Royal Navy's HMS Pandora - sank as Americans raced to be first to North Pole.
Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.
New discovery of rare crystal Rosenbergite at 'burning ice' site where earth is hot despite temperatures of minus 35C.
Remarkable images show a test tube blood sample from a female of the long-extinct species.
Scientists close to precise dating of the Shigir Idol, twice as ancient as the Egyptian Pyramids.
Magnificent STS Sedov easily passes three Arctic seas exactly 142 years after the famous Vega Expedition was stuck in pack ice for 11 months.
Overhead high voltage cables at touching level for children, foals are slaughtered because mares too weak to feed them.