When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...

The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

Aside from a few research stations, Antarctica remains uninhabited, offering a rare glimpse into a world ruled by nature. The wildlife, from curious penguins to majestic whales, thrives ...

The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a crash course with a remote island potentially putting wildlife in peril, ...

The colossal iceberg A23a is on a collision path with the island of South ... the wildlife will fare whatever the outcome, and how the icy behemoth’s decades-long journey will end. Antarctica ...

Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile continent.

Get ready to embark on immersive, personalised and luxurious expeditions to Antarctica with Silversea. Known as the White ...