Scientists call for better protection of Antarctica’s vulnerable seafloor ecosystem as ship traffic increases around the continent.

The remains of landscapes thought to have formed when ancient rivers flowed across East Antarctica have been discovered—and ...

Writer-director James Gunn’s “Superman” was always going to be a strange chemistry of filmmaker and material. Gunn, the mind behind “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Suicide Squad,” ...

BigPicture began in 2014 and has received more than 64,000 images from photographers around the world since launching. The ...

While well-documented in the Northern Hemisphere and Antarctica, much less is known about killer whales (Orcinus orca) in ...

It was supposed to be unstoppable — a massive, all-terrain vehicle built to glide across Antarctica and showcase American innovation. But the Antarctic Snow Cruiser never lived up to the hype. Plagued ...

If you're an animal enthusiast, you probably know that the vast majority of animals prefer not to spend their lives in motion ...

The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance helped make a Colorado grandmother's dream come true this week. She got the chance to ...

Scientists have made an astonishing discovery after finding lobster-like creatures beneath the depths of the Antarctic ice.

This painted penguin pot is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. It was made about 1,600 years ago and was collected in Peru in the late 19th century. The multicolored ceramic vessel is ...

Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By ...

These caterpillars might look cute and cuddly, but they all have a built-in defense. Some are even capable of killing a human ...