Travelers visiting Antarctica have helped scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography learn more about ...

Two important concepts in evolutionary biology, mutualism and altruism, were first made famous by the colorful anarchist ...

Penguin poop may be playing a key role in keeping climate change in check over Antarctica, new research published May 22 finds.

According to the team, the data suggests that penguin poop may be helping reduce some of climate change’s effects on an ...

Penguin poop provides ammonia for cloud formation in coastal Antarctica, potentially helping to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the region.

New study finds that ammonia aerosols from penguin guano likely play an important part in the formation of heat-shielding ...

Located in the stratosphere, the ozone layer blocks potentially harmful ultraviolet energy from reaching our planet's surface.

In addition to low-lying valleys, covered lakes, and bizarre sub-glacial rivers, the Antarctic ice is also hiding massive ...

Antarctic krill do not only react to external environmental influences such as light or food. They also use their internal clock to adapt to the extreme conditions of the polar environment.

Hidden beneath the Antarctic ice lies a system of lakes and watercourses. An research team, including ETH researchers, has ...

A team led by Prof. Zheng Tianlu and Prof. Wei Jiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), has ...