Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the sun sets in April and ...

Looking out to the future, we see a gradual but also very important shift occurring right under our feet; the Earth's own rhythm has begun to alter an.

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

A recent study reveals Antarctic microbes can produce energy from atmospheric gases at temperatures as low as -20°C through a process called aerotrophy. This ability highlights potential resilience to ...

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 ...

When scientists look at the effects of a warming planet on wildlife, the news is almost universally grim. Animals and plants are falling out of sync with each other. Ecosystems are fraying. Coral ...

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that depend on each other — like flowers blooming too early and pollinating bees ...

Longer summers are allowing more king penguin chicks to bulk up and survive the winter, but the penguins' main fishing area is shifting further away as temperatures rise ...

Emperor penguins seem to be vanishing by the thousands during their most vulnerable period, when they must shed and regrow their feathers on stable ice.

“Winning for this species might mean losing for another species,” one scientist warns. View on euronews ...

Meteorologists say the United States is getting hit by almost every kind of extreme weather at once, as spring air masses collide and the jet stream twists.