Among the many unique qualities of this long-extinct Antarctic bird, it seems to have been the earliest creature that could ...

A new look at fossils from the Cambrian Period around 500 million years ago has revealed that some of the earliest animals spent time on mudflats that were sometimes exposed to the air – a find that c ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

New research indicates that hominins migrated into Eurasia approximately 200,000 years earlier than previously believed, ...

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

There seems to be too much of a radioactive element in rocks deep in the Pacific Ocean – how did it get there 10 million ...

The huge, icy continent of Antarctica has long been a fascination for many. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, it’s a ...