The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) maintains a Red List that outlines the extinction risk for various animals, as well as fungi and plants. Recently, two treasured animals 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 ...

In the game of climate change, you win or you die. At the bottom of the world, who comes out on top? According to a new study published today in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, Antarctic ...

An atmospheric river brought warm, moist air to the coldest and driest corner of the planet in 2022, pushing temperatures 70 degrees above average. A new study reveals what happened to Antarctica's ...

The first dinosaur found in Antarctica belonged to a group that included the largest animals ever to walk the planet, a new study finds. A backbone from the 82 million-year-old giant was discovered ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Tiny sea squirts in Antarctica might help researchers more effectively fight cancer. Scientists are now investigating whether a cancer-fighting compound tied to bacteria that live within Antarctic sea ...

Alessandro Antonello is Associate Professor of Environmental History at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is the author of The Greening of Antarctica: Assembling an International Environment ...

Title image: The dry valleys of Antarctica form the coldest, driest, and windiest ecosystems known. (Credit: Michael Gooseff/CU Boulder) Summer 2024 is on track to be the hottest on record for ...