Antarctica, the frozen continent at the edge of the world, is home to breathtaking mysteries and untouched landscapes. During a daring scientific expedition, researchers uncovered bizarre and ...

We know the Earth is old, but getting direct evidence of the deep past is hard, that's why the latest discovery out of ...

At first glance, the giant tetrapod dinosaur, Cryolophosaurus, looks like a terrifying T-rex. Closer inspection reveals that ...

The indentations are nests of fish called yellowfin notie, and they are not randomly scattered—rather, they appear to have ...

The largest squid species in the world is the colossal squid. Read about where it is found, what it eats, and how big it can ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach ...

Living in the frigid waters off the coast of Antarctica, the giant sea spider has hatched its young in secrecy for over 140 years. But recently, researchers dove down to the sea floor off the remote ...

Researchers aboard the RSV Nuyina are on a two-month mission to better understand a massive Antarctic glacier. Australian Antarctic Division Armed with lab equipment and two months of food and clothes ...

OSLO (Reuters) - Tiny marine creatures found on the seabed on opposite sides of the vast West Antarctic ice sheet give a strong hint of the risks of sea level rise caused by climate change, scientists ...

ROTHERA BASE, Antarctica (Reuters) - Thriving only in near-freezing waters, creatures such as Antarctic sea spiders, limpets or sea urchins may be among the most vulnerable on the planet to global ...

Armed with lab equipment and two months of food and clothes, around 60 researchers boarded the RSV Nuyina icebreaker ship for its first scientific voyage in March. They are taking part in the Denman ...