Sea ice loss isn’t just occurring in Antarctica, and penguins aren’t the only animals suffering the consequences. For the polar animals that have evolved to thrive in the coldest places on ...

Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins ... One of the smallest land animals in Antarctica are the springtails, related to primitive insects but lacking some of the features we see ...

Meet the creatures built for icy survival!

scientists say we know more about the ice in and around Antarctica — including the dramatic imminent break of the Larsen C ice shelf — than we do about the animal and plant life that live ...

Orcas, or killer whales, live in many oceans worldwide ... Travel with us to Antarctica to see these animals and more. Photograph by George F. Mobley Antarctic seals are more laid-back.

The continent of Antarctica boasts temperatures ranging from 14º to -22º Fahrenheit (-10º to -30º Celsius) year-round, according to National Geographic. Animals that live on the icy continent ...

One of the unreported areas — on the coast of Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica — is located ... Kiley Price is a former Live Science staff writer based in New York City.

Lead researcher Arlie McCarthy said species which are not native to the area could threaten Antarctica's ... those amazing Antarctic animals to find their own place to live," she explained.

Antarctica was very different. There were no polar ice caps, it was far warmer and wetter than it is now, and its lush, forest environments were inhabited by a variety of animals — including ...

As global temperature rises, Antarctica’s pristine landscape is already changing, and new research shows most of the region’s plant and animal species – including its iconic penguins – are ...

In Antarctica’s freezing depths ... When it’s cold, we, as warm-blooded (endothermic), animals simply put on a coat. Other endotherms, can be large, fat or furry to insulate their body ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...