Despite Antarctica not belonging to any state, as many as seven countries have made historical territorial claims on it.

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

Australia's Antarctic territory represents the largest sliver of the ice continent. For decades, Australian scientists have ...

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 ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

Research scientists in remote locations need to get creative in order to follow their favorite teams, even when they don’t ...