Perhaps among the most dominant animals in the Antarctic, and indeed anywhere on the planet, are the nematodes. This is a small worm-like animal, that lives in and on top of the soil. Some species ...

Today, it supports scientists from dozens of universities, researching things like how krill — a critical food source for Antarctic wildlife — are becoming more scarce. It's creating ripple ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...

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Social media has become flooded with penguin memes after US President Donald Trump slapped 10 percent tariffs on all exports from the Heard and McDonald Islands, barren sub-Antarctic Australian ...

Earth’s coldest, driest, and windiest landmass may not be entirely cordial to human existence, yet the miracles of transformation mean Antarctica’s waters and terrains are home to 235 creature species ...

Millions of years ago, Antarctica had a much warmer climate, with evergreen forests and a variety of animals. Melting all of Antarctica's ice sheets would raise oceans around the world by about ...

Pink and bulbous "sea pigs", hand-sized sea spiders and delicate sea butterflies are among the bizarre animals hauled up from the ocean floor by a team of Australian researchers aboard the ...