Antarctica is the world's great cooling unit. This vital part of Earth's climate system is largely powered by the annual ...

Read More About Underwater Animals: This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Sea Pigs, Sea Spiders, and More Bizarre Creatures Collected Off Antarctica.

STRANGE creatures dredged up from the Antarctica seafloor by scientists may have previously been undiscovered. Australian scientists captured a jelly-like, eyeless 'sea pig' and palm-sized spiders ...

along with sea spiders, icefish, octopuses. Some of the creatures that are new species, and many may only be found near Antarctica. Beyond simply being remote, the continent has been isolated for ...

In February 2007, fishermen in the Ross Sea, located south of Antarctica and often called “the last ocean” due to its remoteness, accidentally caught one of these creatures. According to Hoyt ...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute captured footage of a giant phantom jelly with ribbon-like arms over 30 feet ...

Off Antarctica, the biggest mystery isn’t ... glacial meltwater or something else has been helping to nourish the deep-sea creatures. “This is all very much an area of active scientific ...

As the planet warms, scientists say Antarctica's Denman Glacier is a ... Researchers on Australia's Antarctic icebreaker say some of the sea creatures they have been collecting could be new ...

Iceberg A-84 broke off from Antarctica and revealed a thriving community of sea creatures underneath. Now, researchers are curious as to how these species have survived. Fracturing icebergs are ...

Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever ...

Antarctica’s annual maximum sea ice extent in September 2023 was ... Similar to land-based meadows, they provide food for many other creatures. In winter, when other sources of food can be ...