"What if the iron stones were warming up to the point where they would actually melt the glacial ice beneath them and sink ...

Antarctica is a place rife with opportunities for discovery, but strangely enough, the discovery of the continent itself is something of a contested topic.

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...

"Few birds are as likely to start as many arguments among paleontologists as 'vegavis,'" said professor Christopher Torres.

tells the New York Times’ Asher Elbein that though the discovery of the fossil is “exciting,” the study hasn’t convinced him ...

Quark Expeditions will also launch a new 14-day expedition called ‘Antarctica by Helicopter: Crossing the Circle & the ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

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

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The sheer scale of Earth's plastic problem has been laid bare in a new study. Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of ...

A newly discovered fossil in Antarctica, estimated to be 68 million years old, reveals the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis ...

“The new fossil shows Vegavis is undoubtedly ... University when he conducted the research, said the discovery of the Vegavis fossil in Antarctica and a fossil of an extinct bird species known ...