Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have teamed up for the pioneering project, which ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - Antarctic marine creatures from Space. The target of the new research effort is ...

Leopard seals are solitary animals that inhabit the pack-ice surrounding the area ... from penguins to other seals, fish, squid and crustaceans. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) director Chris ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine species they’ve studied so; new results show transfer from mother seals ...

Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica ...

"Unexpected changes being observed in East Antarctica." Scientists observe concerning 'unexpected changes' in Antarctic ice ...

From here, Antarctica is approximately 48 hours by sea. The cruise navigates through the legendary Drake Passage, leading you into a breathtaking realm of vast ice sheets and towering icebergs.

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

The duck-like Vegavis iaai had strong jaws for snatching fish. By Laura Baisas Posted Yesterday With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge.