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 ...

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 ...

In the McMurdo Sound region of Antarctica, there lives a species of sponge known as the giant volcano sponge (Anoxycalyx joubini). Though aging the individual animals is troublesome, they may be ...

Emperor penguins are most at risk in Antarctica as global temperature rises, scientists reported Thursday. ... 65% of Antarctica’s plants and animals could disappear, scientists say.

Antarctica, despite its harsh conditions, is home to unique species like leopard seals, emperor penguins, and icefish. These animals exhibit remarkable adaptations for survival, from the emperor ...

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 ...

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 ...

The world's biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that's home to millions of penguins and seals. The trillion-ton slab ...