The largest terrestrial animal native to Antarctica is the tiny springtail, also known as the snow-flea. A dozen of them would fit on your fingernail. The greater Antarctic region also encompasses the ...

Dr Ivanović, Dr Lauren Gregoire (SEE) and Professor Thornalley (University College London) will collaborate with the National Oceaonography Centre, British Antarctic Survey, University College London, ...

A Leeds woman is among a group of five who are counting penguins on a remote Antarctic island. The world's biggest iceberg is drifting towards the Atlantic Ocean after being stuck near Antarctica.

One day, he retrieved a copy of “The Heart of the Antarctic,” Shackleton’s account of his gallant but doomed attempt, in 1907-09, to reach the South Pole. (The journey was known as the ...

Digital reconstruction of the Late Cretaceous (~69 million years old) crown bird Vegavis iaai, completed following high-resolution micro-computed tomography of a fossil-bearing concretion discovered ...

The fossilized skull of a bird called Vegavis, which lived in the Antarctic some 68.7 million years ago, confirms it was an early member of the waterfowl group. However, the skull also suggests ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change and overfishing. The researchers ultimately hope the work will help to ...

By Tania Ganguli For about a week leading up to the A.F.C. championship game, Meredith Nolan had been living on a hulking research vessel parked in an Antarctic port. The ship, called the Noosfera ...

Adaptations such as antifreeze glycoproteins, lipid-retention, extended larval phases, delayed senescence, and energy-conserving life strategies equip Antarctic fish and squid to withstand the dark ...

Explore TV returns to Channel Nine this Saturday with the first of four episodes dedicated to Viking’s 13-day Antarctic Explorer voyage on board Viking Octantis with agents having a chance to ...

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world. More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.