Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

Researchers measured the amount of nitrogen and carbon in the whiskers, which tells them the kinds of animals the leopard ...

Antarctic notothenioids represent a remarkable evolutionary radiation of fishes that have flourished in the extreme cold of the Southern Ocean. Their unique adaptations — including specialised ...

Researchers from the University of Murica (Murica, Spain), the Carlos III Health Institute (Madrid, Spain), and the University of Siena (Siena, Italy) evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated ...

Scientists discover a new species of Antarctic dragonfish, isolated for 780,000 years, vulnerable to global warming and ...

THE various families of fish (for example, Chaenichthyidae, Nototheniidae, Zoarcidae) in the order Perciformes—found exclusively in the Antarctic and adjacent waters—have become known as ice ...

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a ...

Individual leopard seals specialize in specific prey types despite being generalist species, reshaping ecosystem dynamics.

A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving ...