The Antarctic sponge may be the oldest animal on Earth, living up to 15,000 years. In the icy waters of Antarctica, extraordinary sponges might be the oldest organisms on our planet. Their longevity ...

Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

A one-foot-long baby squid was spotted swimming in the waters around the South Sandwich islands. The footage is unprecedented ...

A fossilized ancient egg discovered in Antarctica nearly a decade ago has ... because the egg is the second-largest known egg from any animal, living or extinct. It also holds the title for ...

The ancient devil frogs may have snatched lizards ... Madagascar, and possibly Antarctica may have existed as late as 65 to 70 million years ago.

A recent study found a nearly complete skull in Antarctica that may belong to an ancient ancestor of ducks and geese called Vegavis iaai. This species lived around 68 million years ago.

In Antarctica's freezing depths ... When it's cold, we, as warm-blooded (endothermic), animals simply put on a coat. Other endotherms, can be large, fat or furry to insulate their body from ...

In Antarctica's freezing depths, tiny creatures have mastered survival tactics that could unlock secrets to extreme cold resistance, with implications for science and medicine. Some of the most ...