New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...

Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent in area to Greenland – and it has not returned, according to new satellite data. This ...

Animal species that live in environments as harsh as the Antarctic have many incredible adaptations to help them survive.

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

The future of sustained space habitation depends on our ability to grow fresh food away from Earth. The revolutionary new ...

Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated US territory and Pacific island wildlife refuge with a complicated military history, is no ...

The question of how life began has captivated humanity for millennia. Now, a team of scientists are preparing to use NASA's ...

The traditional Japanese paste tastes nuttier and more roasted when made in orbit, according to an experiment that could help ...

A team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics discovered the most distant known fossil galaxy — a relic of ...

Researchers show algae can grow in Mars-like atmospheric pressure conditions. If humans are ever to establish permanent ...

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...

Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment.