One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at ...

SCIENTISTS from Spain have discovered a new species of mud dragon (kinorhynch) a vital part of the marine ecosystem.  The Universidad Complutense de ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucat n Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

Expedition Killer Whale" reveals an hour-long lesson where adult orca teach calves how to hunt seals off Antarctica.

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine species they’ve studied so; new results show transfer from mother seals ...

These tiny creatures may be no bigger than your little finger, but scientists plan to start counting them from space. Knowing ...

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.

The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a crash course with a remote island potentially putting wildlife in peril, ...

The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote island... potentially putting wildlife in danger. Known as 'megaberg' the colossal slab of ice is drifting towards South ...