Antarctica is not just the coldest and most remote continent on Earth; it is also one of the most biologically unique places people (well, some) aspire to visit. Isolated from the rest of the world by ...

Antarctica is a land of extremes. Its harsh winds, icy landscapes, and bone-chilling temperatures seem like an environment where life shouldn’t exist. Yet, somehow, a handful of animals not only ...

There were fears for the future of very rare species, such as roseate terns, when an outbreak hit their only UK breeding ...

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica ...

"Ghost creature" of Antarctica has survived 30 ice ages. Video filmed by Brian Wilcox; produced by Julie Walker. The world’s scientists have been trying to figure out how exactly ice sheets in ...

It was only a matter of time before human-caused climate change and pollution reached even the most isolated continent on the planet. As global temperature rises, Antarctica's pristine landscape is ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.

In Antarctica’s freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...

The IUCN changed endangered status of emperor penguins overnight following a devastating loss, with climate change to blame.

The Earth's South Pole, known for being a land of penguins, is covered in ice. But it wasn't always this way: Tens of millions of years ago, Antarctica was lush and green — and full of very different ...