Mass changes across the Antarctic ice sheet have been detected using satellite gravimetry, revealing significant ...

Tardigrades (aka "water bears") are micro-animals that can survive in the harshest conditions: extreme pressure, extreme ...

Scientists Stumble on Footage of Bizarre Deep-Sea Creature With ‘Pig Tails’ Near Antarctica The deep sea has always been ...

Armed with lab equipment and two months of food and clothes, around 60 researchers boarded the RSV Nuyina icebreaker ship for ...

In haunting footage captured about 1,604 feet (489 meters) under the sea, cameras captured the tubular crustaceans latched onto the fish’s back. Though the parasites’ presence might trigger your gag ...

Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic copepods feasting on the head of a deep sea rattail fish.

Once spread across the Southern Hemisphere, southern elephant seals are now facing steep declines. A new study reveals that ...

Penguins are ubiquitous in zoos, aquariums, and countless films, often appearing familiar and easily understood. Yet, beneath ...

These animals are estimated to grow up to 23 ... this time in the Ross Sea, near Antarctica. This 2007 squid, 30 feet in length, appeared to be a fully grown adult. Although never visually ...

As autumn settled over Antarctica, sea ice began its seasonal return, with NASA capturing striking images of new growth in ...

Scientists studied deep-sea lifeforms while tracking the effects of climate change on Antarctica’s Denman Glacier. While at sea, the scientists trawled up some unusual critters. The sea pig was ...