The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains a Red List that outlines the extinction risk for various animals, as well as fungi and plants. Recently, two treasured animals from ...

Melting ice is adding freshwater to Antarctic coastal waters, where lower salt levels can disrupt marine animals and even ...

Scientists have often wondered about species that are unique to Antarctica. But the focus has mainly been on animals, like ...

In the game of climate change, you win or you die. At the bottom of the world, who comes out on top? According to a new study published today in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, Antarctic ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.

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 ...

Antarctica’s sea-ice shrank to the smallest area on record in February 2023, and over the region’s winter, there have been additional record-breaking low levels, continuing a decade-long decline. The ...

Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside many animals' guts and in nearly all of the world's environments, from hot, geothermal vents to the cold ...

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal. mating call ...

Exploration awaits as LEGO continues to combine fun, learning, and creativity with LEGO Education sets. The new Antarctic Animals Science Set is another STEM-focused set designed to help teach ...