Animal life was not what scientists were expecting to find in the pitch-black seawater beneath almost half a mile of floating Antarctic ice, but it seems to have found a way with the discovery of ...

In order to see Antarctica's resident land animals, you have to have a microscope. And one look reveals an outlandish cast of characters more suited to Lewis Carroll's fiction than a Disney movie ...

Ice-free areas in Antarctica could expand by close to 25% by 2100 and drastically change the animal and plant life of the continent, research published Wednesday shows.

A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking ...

Their observations revealed large corals and sponges brimming with animal life. The fringes of Antarctica are covered in floating ice shelves that hang over the sea like massive, suspended platforms.

Researchers recently found hidden caves under Antarctica's icy surfaces that could house unknown life. Newly discovered caves in Antarctica could be home to unknown plant and animal species.

A surprising lesson from Antarctica: Life flourishes even under 500 feet of ice Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

Freezing can extend the life of this animal. In fact, one tardigrade species known as Acutuncus antarcticus was frozen at -20°C and defrosted 30 years later with no ill effects.

Scientists monitoring the effects of global warming in Antarctica report that rising temperatures have triggered a chain reaction that is rapidly altering the climate and the lives of plants and ...

Ice-free areas in Antarctica could expand by close to 25% by 2100 and drastically change the animal and plant life of the continent, research published Wednesday shows.

Antarctica is "a place where we come to determine the health of the world." Antarctica’s otherworldly, mythical white landscapes were once thought beyond man's reach. But today, scientists from ...

“Life finds a way,” the actor Jeff Goldblum playing scientist Ian Malcolm declared in the 1993 movie “Jurassic Park.” Animal life was not what scientists were expecting to find in the ...