For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai—an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.

He had lost some forty pounds, and he became fixated on his favorite foods, listing them for his broadcast listeners: “Fish pie ... per cent of Antarctica is covered in an ice sheet, which ...

Penguins are typically flightless but in this award-winning clip, hundreds of them defied their own limitation by taking a ...

The Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing mass due to warmer air and water temperatures ... These organisms are food for krill and fish that in turn supply larger animals with prey. Researchers have ...

I do evolutionary programming," said NASA Goddard oceanographer Dr. John Moisan. "I see a lot of possibility in using ...

Ingrid Newkirk Other species might not haggle for an exclusive dinner reservation or be suckered in by ubiquitous jewelry commercials, but they certainly make their sweethearts feel special. The ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent ...

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.