Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

Whatever attracts you to the ocean the most is enough of a reason to make you consider settling down in a beach town on a ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks ...

Deep within Antarctica’s Ellsworth Mountains, a pyramid-shaped peak has intrigued scientists and conspiracy theorists alike.

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

The age of the dinosaurs may conjure images of large, fearsome reptiles in the minds of many – but those were far from the ...

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

Researchers looked for leaks on the edges of Antarctica, one of the regions of the planet hardest hit by global warming, with a rise in temperature of more than three degrees in just half a century.

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...