Polar bears are among the planet's most iconic symbols of cold climate adaptation. They boast a thick layer of blubber, ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

Expedition Killer Whale" reveals an hour-long lesson where adult orca teach calves how to hunt seals off Antarctica.

Flying and marine animals are relatively free to follow these shifting niches. Birds and butterflies are two examples. New ...

I n the McMurdo Sound region of Antarctica, there lives a species of sponge known as the giant volcano sponge ( Anoxycalyx ...

What animals live in the coldest areas of the planet? We've done the research! Meet the animals thriving in earth's polar ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas ...

This is because these jellies generally live in deep waters ... on three separate occasions during submersible expeditions in Antarctica, with videos and images showing the creatures swimming ...

"These animals were forced to live in squalor and Moore neglected them to such an extent that some died from illnesses that could have been treated," she said.

The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica toward the island of South Georgia. The iceberg, called A23a, was previously ...

A dentist from Cornwall has made a solo expedition across Antarctica - skiing 700 miles in 53 days. Cat Burford from Kehelland faced temperatures of -30C as she travelled on her own across the ...