The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from ...

People have been left stunned by what Antarctica looks like at night and ... the continent will not see a sustained period of darkness again until February 2025. The phenomenon was demonstrated ...

A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a handful of scientists and thrill-seekers – and countless penguins.

Antarctica lies at the South Pole. During the UK summer, Antarctica lies in total darkness. During the UK winter, the sun rises above the horizon in Antarctica. The continent has 24 hours of ...

However, these jobs certainly aren't for the faint-hearted. Residents at the Antarctic research station must face icy temperatures down to -49°C in winter, as well as complete darkness for several ...

In recent years, it has become painfully evident that Earth is losing ice. Greenland's ice is shrinking, at a rate of 270 billion tons per year. And Antarctica is losing its ice, too, at a rate of ...