The 30cm-long (11.8in) juvenile was spotted at a depth of 600m (1,968ft), near the South Sandwich Islands in the south ...

Antarctica’s harsh, icy environment is home to a surprising array of wildlife, from iconic penguins to seals and tiny yet ...

From the first sighting of a colossal squid in the wild to a seriously goofy octopus, 2025 delivered some astounding photos ...

Dexter shared that whenever the penguins waddle by, the team pauses the science for a few minutes of fun. On their way back ...

From napping half their brain while flying to taking four-second naps to survive parenthood, these animals have evolved ...

Penguins hand over pebbles; scorpionflies give spitballs. But I’m hankering after a sea sponge presented by a dolphin, says science writer Helen Pilcher ...

Animals that navigate extreme conditions and environments have evolved to sleep in extreme ways. For a long time, scientists ...

One study from 2015, found that 70% of gifts are duds. No matter. The wrapping keeps the female occupied as the male mounts ...

Antarctica faces abrupt, irreversible climate changes as warming nears 1.5 °C, threatening ice, oceans, ecosystems, and ...

About 9,000 years ago, part of Antarctica’s eastern ice sheet collapsed astonishingly fast, driven by warmer ocean water. The ...

Due to its thick, vast ice sheet, Antarctica appears to be a single, continuous landmass centered over the South Pole and ...

Antarctica, one of the most remote places on Earth, teems with life. For tourists who make it this far south, the experience ...