A “serendipitous” discovery offers new insights into how ecosystems can thrive beneath floating sections of the Antarctic ice ...

In large part thanks to being in the right place at the right time, researchers discovered a thriving marine ecosystem ...

Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive Antarctic ice shelf.

In a statement, author Alex Dornburg, a research curator at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, says, “In an elegant twist of fate, the source area for Antarctica’s marine fish species is ...

(Antarctica New Zealand Pictorial Collection ... hell bent on absolutely asserting their right to fish in areas that I would argue are incredibly precious in terms of marine biodiversity ...

In the frigid waters of the ocean surrounding Antarctica, fish have a special trait which allows them to survive the big chill. As scientists discovered in the 1960s, the fish have adapted by ...

Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous waters off Antarctica. Thanks to a nearly complete fossil skull ...

The vast ice fields of barren whiteness stretch toward the horizon, creating one of the most isolated environments on the ...

Antarctica has a range of valuable resources, such as coal, fresh water and fish. Countries may want to own Antarctica to exploit these resources.

Antarctica has a range of valuable resources, such as coal, fresh water and fish. Countries may want to own Antarctica to exploit these resources.