From diving off cliffs to starving for months, emperor penguins are continuing to surprise scientists with their ability to ...

Antarctica surprised scientists with a record increase in glacier mass from 2021 to 2023. Does this indicate climate ...

Sharpe was joined by Maya Thomas of Virginia Institute of Marine Science and Abby Tomita of Oregon State University. The ...

Researchers collected strange sea animals, including poisonous sea pigs and hand-sized sea spiders, while sailing to the ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

As the number of tourists in Antarctica skyrockets each year, so has their burden on the fragile polar ecosystem.

The NSF is beginning an operational retreat from Antarctica. Both the aging U.S. facilities and the research itself are ...

Expedition reveals rare glimpse of one of the sea’s most mysterious predators ...

Colossal squid, scientifically known as Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, can reach about 23 feet long and weigh up to 1,100 pounds.

Measuring nearly 1 foot long, the baby squid was spotted at a depth of almost 2,000 feet near the South Sandwich Islands ...

One of the biggest challenges in predicting Antarctica's deeply uncertain future is understanding exactly what's driving its ...