This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

Ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Amy Mazur, recently retired and about to turn 63, is such a person. She plans to ...

New research shows sea turtles, penguins and whales swim at optimal depths to minimise the energetic cost of travel.

Keaton Jones of the United States competes during the Men's 200m Backstroke Heat of swimming at the ... [+] Paris 2024 ...

If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...

Why it's awesome: Earth's oceans are home to many secretive and unusual creatures that humans rarely see — including giant ...

Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf, highlighting its vulnerability. As ...

Polar snorkelling is a unique way to experience the White Continent. But something doesn’t feel right this morning.

Deep under the frozen desert of western Antarctica, a hidden danger slumbers. Lurking beneath the massive, 1–2 kilometer-thick slab of frozen water lies an active volcanic rift, seething away in the ...

The Ann Arbor couple were among 130 guests who sailed the Drake Passage to Antarctica, visiting otherworldly landscapes mostly inhabited by seals and penguins, before flying back to South America ...

For instance, in the warm, calm eastern part of the Dotson ice shelf in west Antarctica, an autonomous robot observed basal terraces. In the west of Dotson – which experiences cold, fast ...

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be ... "You wouldn't want to go swimming there, but it can melt ice very quickly," Naughten said. The amount of warm water flowing through the Filchner ...