A groundbreaking discovery in Antarctica has left scientists both amazed and baffled: the oldest human remains ever found.

Thanks to a growing body of Antarctic research, scientists are beginning to understand what journeys on the coldest continent ...

In a turn of events that has left the scientific community in a state of shock and intrigue, the oldest human remains ever ...

Dennis ‘Tink’ Bell, a 25-year-old meteorologist, did something in 1959 that few people to this day have: step into an alien ...

This rising din threatens to drown out the ocean’s own voices—songs so well-structured that a leopard seal’s ( Hydrurga ...

Abrupt changes” threaten to send the continent past the point of no return, at which point continued ice-melting would ...

How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing.

Most people picture sleep as a single block of rest at night, maybe stretched a little longer on weekends. Penguins live by a ...

Fossils from New Zealand reveal four penguin species with spear-like beaks and surprising size diversity. Some grew as large ...

A collaboration between biology buffs, climate wonks, zoology nerds and glaciology gurus solved a crucial 50-year mystery.

From Norway to Antarctica, uncover where the sun never sets. These stunning destinations show the magic of the midnight sun.

The researchers worked from a vessel at a number of locations around the Antarctic Peninsula [Elisenda Balleste] Why would anyone brave hand-numbing cold, icy winds and rough seas - sometimes working ...