"This data record is one of the longest, most consistent satellite data records in existence." Scientists issue warning as ...

In the natural world, Antarctica is where to look for the coldest place on Earth. In 1983, thermometers at the Soviet Vostok ...

Red blood is the exception, not the rule. Evolution has painted it green, purple and white in animals that push physiology ...

It has been done, though, in the past. Surfing calving glaciers has long been considered one of the preeminent novelty ...

The sea ice changed completely over the course of a few hours, from disconnected floes to a vast, snow-covered plain.

A wildlife photographer has captured what are believed to be the first underwater images of the rare, elusive Ross seal.

After nearly a century of exploring the continent, and sometimes being food, dogs were kicked out of Antarctica via an ...

Every animal with a brain needs sleep — and even a few without a brain do, too. Humans sleep, birds sleep, whales sleep and even jellyfish sleep.

Once in a while, an animal shows up where it’s least expected, including places from where it was thought to have gone ...

New research reveals that orcas around the island of Hokkaido can be split into two distinct forms, offering conservationists ...

From cargo-passenger hybrids in French Polynesia to glamorous riverboats on the Nile, small ships offer a more intimate, ...