First egg from Antarctica is big and might belong to an extinct sea lizard. ScienceDaily . Retrieved April 8, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 06 / 200617150011.htm ...

Imagine stepping onto the icy shores of ancient Antarctica—not to see today’s tuxedoed, knee-high Emperor penguins, but to stare up in awe at penguins the size of grown men. These prehistoric ...

With four eyes, long legs and claws, a new species of sea spider was discovered lurking in the frosty depths of Antarctica. Researchers happened upon the creature, known as the Austropallene ...

Antarctica and Australia are currently the only continents this avian influenza has yet to reach—as far as scientists can tell. For Antarctica in particular, the virus may simply be spreading ...

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.

The study published Thursday in the journal PLOS Biology found that 65% of Antarctica’s native species, emperor penguins top among them, will likely disappear by the end of the century if the ...

A rare white Gentoo penguin was spotted near the González Videla Antarctic base in Antarctica. Hugo Alejandro Harros Guerra “In this case, being an animal that has a mostly white body, it can ...

A Macaroni penguin along with a variety of other penguins are seen in their enclosure at the Kansas City Zoo on Feb. 8, 2023. Scientists say bird flu has reached Antarctica for the first time.

Special to the SentinelThis winter, two local friends traveled on an amazing adventure to Antarctica. Dr. Jill Hilty was the ship physician for a special Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic ...