Antarctica is a land of extremes. Its harsh winds, icy landscapes, and bone-chilling temperatures seem like an environment where life shouldn’t exist. Yet, somehow, a handful of animals not only ...

Although the continent of Antarctica is usually described as a hostile, frozen wilderness, surprisingly unique animals exist that have adapted to its extreme conditions. Indeed, although this is a ...

Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside many animals' guts and in nearly all of the world's environments, from hot, geothermal vents to the cold ...

A species of gentoo penguin previously unknown to science came as the result of an in-depth genetic analysis across 10 ...

The effects of the warming of the Earth’s climate on Antarctic lakes and seas is a matter of life or death for many plants and animals at the frozen continent. Professor Lloyd Peck, biologist with ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

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 ...

Exploration awaits as LEGO continues to combine fun, learning, and creativity with LEGO Education sets. The new Antarctic Animals Science Set is another STEM-focused set designed to help teach ...

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal. mating call ...