From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to ...

Researchers collected strange sea animals, including poisonous sea pigs and hand-sized sea spiders, while sailing to the ...

Sharpe was joined by Maya Thomas of Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Abby Tomita of Oregon State University. The ...

Antarctica surprised scientists with a record increase in glacier mass from 2021 to 2023. Does this indicate climate ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

As the number of tourists in Antarctica skyrockets each year, so has their burden on the fragile polar ecosystem.

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Expedition reveals rare glimpse of one of the sea’s most mysterious predators ...

The NSF is beginning an operational retreat from Antarctica. Both the aging U.S. facilities and the research itself are ...

Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence ...

Colossal squid, scientifically known as Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, can reach about 23 feet long and weigh up to 1,100 pounds.

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...