Antarctica, with its gleaming icebergs, crystalline waters and stupendous wildlife - from minke whales to Gentoo penguins - has become the adventure destination of choice for high-wealth individua ...

Armed with lab equipment and two months of food and clothes, around 60 researchers boarded the RSV Nuyina icebreaker ship for ...

If you are planning a trip to one of the most remote destinations on the planet and want a story you will tell forever, ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...

Antarctic cruises have never been so popular, with roughly 100,000 passengers a year. About 98% of them sail from South ...

Female emperor penguins lay a single pear-shaped egg early in the Antarctic winter when temperatures can dip to minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and winds can reach hurricane force. Needing to ...

The idea behind World Penguin Day is linked to the natural migration pattern of the Adélie penguins. Around April 25 each ...

Australian Antarctic Division Armed with lab equipment ... eating bits of dead algae and animals that have fallen from the surface,” the aquarium said. “When something big, like a whale ...

Perhaps among the most dominant animals in the Antarctic, and indeed anywhere on the planet, are the nematodes. This is a small worm-like animal, that lives in and on top of the soil. Some species ...