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A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes received new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organization that made a withdrawal from the facility, reported Agence France Press. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, on Spitsbergen Island halfway…

Scientists have documented sponges under the sea that flourish on detritus left by ancient animals.

A vault built on an Arctic mountainside to preserve the world's crop seeds from war, disease and other catastrophes will receive new deposits on Monday, including one from the first organisation that made a withdrawal from the facility.

The Met Office says the UK is set to see temperatures drop to as low as -10C in Scotland in an Arctic freeze where it will feel bitterly cold for the whole of the country ahead of snow landing next week

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Researchers have discovered sponges feeding on the remains of extinct organisms under the ice near the North Pole.

The Met Office has warned Brits that snow blasts will likely continue through mid-February - with as much as 60cm of the white stuff expected to settle on the ground in some regions

Some 35,000 troops from 28 nations participating in annual bone-chilling Arctic exercises.

A last wintry gasp is expected in February bringing as much as 17 inches of snow to parts of England and Scotland after Valentine's Day, according to forecasters

Following on from ice warnings last week, the UK is predicted to start the week with a -3C Arctic blast that is expected to bring gales, frost and some snow