The clip shows a group of seven orcas — four adults and three calves — as they circle a seal on a tiny chunk of ice in ...

A recently analyzed near-complete fossil skull found in Antarctica has revealed Vegavis iaai to be the oldest known modern ...

The near-complete fossil skull, unearthed on Vega Island near the Antarctic Peninsula, reveals a bird that thrived in the ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

Antarctica has been called the ‘final frontier’ for humanity’s understanding of life when dinosaurs roamed the planet ...

An ancient bird that swam in Antarctica’s balmier waters 69 million years ago may be the earliest known waterfowl on Earth, scientists say. Birds were the only dinosaurs to survive the end ...

These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest show just why penguins have waddled into our hearts ...

Antarctica may have been a refuge for early waterfowl ancestors, shielding them from the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs.

A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...

Aside from a few research stations, Antarctica remains uninhabited, offering a rare glimpse into a world ruled by nature. The wildlife, from curious penguins to majestic whales, thrives ...