Amidst the rapid melting of the planet's ice coverage due to climate change, one continent has lost an amount of grounded ice equivalent to more than 17 times the size of the city of Toronto over thre ...

Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used ...

Navigating monolithic icebergs, massive ocean waves and sub-zero snowstorms, CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator is a workhorse for Antarctic science. In just over 11 years and spread across seven ...

Bacteria living in the barren, ice-free soils of Antarctica have found a way to endure months of freezing darkness without sunlight or organic food. Instead of relying on photosynthesis, these ...

Millions of unknown microbial genes discovered in Antarctica’s ocean reveal a hidden ecosystem that may influence carbon cycling and climate.

Javier Bardem is facing backlash after a seemingly casual afterparty moment turned into a viral talking point, with PETA ...

When scientists look at the effects of a warming planet on wildlife, the news is almost universally grim. Animals and plants are falling out of sync with each other. Ecosystems are fraying. Coral ...

Longer summers are allowing more king penguin chicks to bulk up and survive the winter, but the penguins' main fishing area is shifting further away as temperatures rise ...

Bacteria living in Antarctica’s barren desert soils have developed a survival strategy that defies conventional biology: they ...

Scientists recorded the first shark in Antarctic waters when a sleeper shark passed a deep-sea camera in near-freezing darkness.

Melting glaciers and ice sheets are raising sea levels while the Arctic is poised to log one of its worst winters on ...