The longest animal on Earth isn’t what you think. It’s a drifting, gelatinous predator whose reach reshapes how we define ...

Animals come in an extraordinary range of body shapes. A starfish looks nothing like an earthworm, a mouse, or a human. Yet even closely related species can appear radically different: corals, ...

Another is the ear-splitting cacophony of said colony. Although not all of us will be lucky enough to hear this din for ourselves, a recent video taken by adventurer Chris Long brought it to life ...

Find out what fossils have revealed about ichthyosaurs, which included the biggest marine reptile that ever lived.

Applications open for $15,000 Antarctic Fellowship from IAATO, Early-Career Award from COMNAP and Scientific Committee on ...

The plight of the emperor penguin might be more dire than previously thought. For the first time, scientists have used ...

Beneath Antarctica's thick ice, Lake Unter-See harbors a unique ecosystem with high oxygen and alkaline water. Large ...

Researchers on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, recently discovered the oldest known recordings of whale sounds and believe the discovery could help scientists understand how the animals communicate.

Navigating monolithic icebergs, massive ocean waves and sub-zero snowstorms, CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator is a workhorse for Antarctic science. In just over 11 years and spread across seven ...

Inside the growing scientific quest to understand what creatures with the extraordinary ability to defy the ravages of time can teach us about making human aging better.

Educational travel is one of the most powerful ways families can grow together and this is especially true in places like Antarctica. “When a child is standing three feet away from a penguin colony, ...

King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.