The turtles danced with the most enthusiasm in the tank when they knew they would get food. This was "strong evidence" that ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

Aurora borealis is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high ...

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the Earth’s magnetic field went haywire. The compelling 2021 study tells the ...

NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is preparing to explore the moon's subsurface and analyze where ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more accurate projections of sea level rise. The team modeled Antarctica's ...

Researchers have generated the first dataset of water flow beneath the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet, which will lead to more ...

A Google Earth sleuth claims to have found a figure that looks like an alien's face in the snow in Antarctica ... figure can be found on Google Maps when searching the coordinates 72°00'36.0 ...

Until 2011, Sudan and South Sudan were one country. Oxfam is helping people from Sudan and South Sudan who are affected by famine and conflict. Here's what you need to know about what’s going on in ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas of Antarctica, after 16 years of research. More than 35,600 records, some ...

Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS) Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent's biodiversity. The team, led by researchers ...