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 ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold ...

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

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

"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 ...

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

Measuring nearly 1 foot long, the baby squid was spotted at a depth of almost 2,000 feet near the South Sandwich Islands ...

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

When an iceberg the size of Chicago broke off from one of Antarctica's massive floating glaciers in January, a team of scientists working nearby quickly pivoted, steering their ship to explore the ...

Funding for the National Science Foundation, which finances research at US bases on the icy continent, has already been ...