The hemoglobin in humans’ blood is not the standard for all critters—and one group of Antarctic fish are the only vertebrates ...

A wildlife photographer appears to have captured the first images of a two creatures beneath the ocean’s surface. The animal, ...

Antarctic fish cells imaged alive near 32°F show busy, linked mitochondria and enlarged lysosomes, clues to how polar fish ...

Very little of our planet remains truly unexplored, and most of what's still untouched is at the South Pole. Almost all of ...

Krill, a tiny shrimp-like creature at the bottom of the Antarctic food chain, has found itself at the centre of international talks over conservation. Whales and penguins feed on it, and are the ...

A penguin spreads its long wings beneath the transparent water surface, turning its face toward us from just nearby. The ...

Whether it’s gushing from a bumped nose or pooling atop a pricked finger, our blood is some hue of red. But red-bloodedness isn’t universal in the animal kingdom. In some creatures, the vital fluid is ...

There are surprisingly many things we don't pay attention to in our daily lives that are actually quite surprising once you ...

Learn how researchers study Lake Vostok beneath miles of Antarctic ice, and why genetic traces have sparked debate over what ...

Antarctica facts reveal red waterfalls, hidden lakes, white-blooded fish, singing ice, a lava lake, and other real phenomena ...

Green snow algae on the Antarctic Peninsula held ten times the phosphate of red snow, and penguin guano is the likely source ...

The White Continent is attracting growing interest from local travellers seeking an adventure at the end of the world.