A new paper by University of Rhode Island post-doctoral researchers Emily Sperou and Renato Borras-Chavez published in the ...

Researchers found microplastics in the gut of an animal on one of the most remote islands in the world Scientists have found microplastics inside the gut of a small animal on one of the world's most ...

Ice-free areas in Antarctica could expand by close to 25% by 2100 and drastically change the animal and plant life of the continent, research published Wednesday shows. The new study also looks at the ...

When snow falls on the ice sheet, where subzero temperatures ensure it doesn’t melt. Antarctic temperatures regularly reach -40°C or lower in the interior, with the lowest ever temperature on Earth ...

Animals in the oceans surrounding Antarctica are under increasing threat. Fishery management organisations and governments need to do more to eliminate illegal fishing and regulate better legal ...

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 ...

An Antarctic octopus gives literal meaning to the phrase "blue blood," as a new study finds the cephalopod has blue pigments in its blood that allow it to survive sub-zero temperatures and possibly ...

A number of invertebrate species have made some of the coldest waters on Earth their perfect home, adapting to fulfill every neighborhood need. These creatures—including sea spiders, isopods, and an ...

A limpet no bigger than a coin could reveal the possible fate of cold-blooded Antarctic marine animals according to new research. Compared to their temperate and tropical cousins, cold-blooded polar ...

This paper outlines an investigation into the rights of individual animals belonging to species that live in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, home to many species of mammals, birds, finfish, ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. The ozone hole over Antarctica grows and closes up again each year – ...

Ice-free areas in Antarctica could expand by close to 25% by 2100 and drastically change the animal and plant life of the continent, research published Wednesday shows. The new study also looks at the ...