It might seem like it would be the snowiest place on Earth, but much of Antarctica rarely sees significant snow or rain. It is the coldest, windiest and driest continent on Earth. Here’s why.

A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.

But climate change is making it happen more frequently, with ever-larger icebergs in the waters around Antarctica ... it would block countless animals' access to breeding grounds and foraging ...

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It wasn’t until the 16th century, as explorers started sailing around the world, that people realized there was no such supercontinent—and not until the 19th century was Antarctica’s ...

"This fossil underscores that Antarctica has much to tell us about the earliest stages of modern bird evolution," says Dr. Patrick O'Connor, co-author on the study, professor at Ohio University ...

Narrated by a horse, "Black Beauty" encouraged readers see the world from an animal's point of view. "The story of 'Black Beauty' is about coming home, and feeling free and safe, and so ...

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With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place ... foraging for fish and other animals in the Late Cretaceous ocean off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula ...

Susan Swanberg grew up fascinated by a Disney documentary shot mostly in the Tucson area, called "The Living Desert," but, started to question how accurate it might actually be.