A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend.

A common route is to voyage south from Argentina toward Antarctica before heading north up the coast of Africa — the same ...

A rare Antarctic fossil reveals how early fish lived and hunted just before animals began moving onto land 380 million years ...

Antarctica is a land of extremes. Its harsh winds, icy landscapes, and bone-chilling temperatures seem like an environment where life shouldn’t exist. Yet, somehow, a handful of animals not only ...

New advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming the way scientists explore and understand some of the most remote parts of the ocean around Antarctica and the strange creatures that live ...

ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has ...

Scientists found a sea creature with “large” pores on its throat off of Antarctica and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Derek Oyen via Unsplash The summaries below were drafted with ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An ungainly barrel of a shark cruising languidly over a barren seabed far too deep for the sun’s rays to illuminate was an unexpected sight. Many experts had thought sharks ...

Ariel Waldman has documented extraordinary creatures in the farthest reaches of the planet, from tardigrades in Antarctica to crayfish in the Great Plains of North America. In the next installment of ...

Emperor penguins are a well-known species found only in Antarctica. These resilient creatures can survive even the harshest winters, relying on sea ice for foraging and breeding. However, due to ...