Fifty thousand years ago, North America's landscapes were alive with an astonishing array of enormous creatures. Massive woolly mammoths roamed vast icy plains, while dense forests echoed with the ...

The continent is dedicated to research and cooperation, but proposed funding cuts in the Trump administration and actions by ...

The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance helped make a Colorado grandmother's dream come true this week. She got the chance to ...

Because of how big Antarctica is, the impact of warming temperatures is not the same across the continent. West Antarctica is one of the fastest warming areas on Earth and the ice here is melting more ...

But whatever it was, it seemed as surprised to see the submersible as its operators were to find it—the squid released a small, green cloud of ink after noticing the robot visitor. Researchers ...

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants feed upon. What seems to be an inert plant, a part of the ecological ...

The deadly H5N1 bird flu has jumped species in Antarctica. It's getting closer to 'pandemic potential' By Tom Hartley and Richard Mockler 7.30 Topic: Animals Sat 17 MaySaturday 17 MaySat 17 May ...

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.

That includes sea spiders as big as a human hand, sea stars the size of dinner plates, and octopuses that live only in these cold waters. Sea butterfly lays eggs on board The team also found sea pigs ...

The current helps to keep warm water at bay, protecting vulnerable ice sheets. It also acts as a barrier to invasive species such as southern bull kelp and any animals hitching a ride on these rafts, ...