By slicing and examining tusks from six Lystrosaurus fossils found in Antarctica and comparing them with four others from South Africa, scientists spotted a clear pattern. The Antarctic tusks showed ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

Antarctica sees record tourism growth as 130,000 visitors explored its unique beauty. Discover the implications.

In theory, planting trees can wipe away the carbon cost of burning fossil fuels. But a new peer-reviewed analysis shows just ...

Imagine a lush forest with tree-ferns, their trunks capped by ribbon-like fronds. Conifers tower overhead, bearing triangular ...

Quark Expeditions offers the spectacular opportunity to explore the last great wilderness on Earth - Antarctica - in an ...

Fossil corals in the Seychelles show sea level rose rapidly in the past, warning that today’s warming could trigger even faster ocean rise.

Bountiful remains of foraminifera reveal how organisms responded to climate disturbances of the past. They can help predict the future, too.

A rare fossil discovery in Antarctica has upended scientific understanding of ancient marine reptiles. Buried beneath 68 million years of sediment, a soft-shelled egg as big as a football has ...

Paleontologists have found the first complete skull of a controversial prehistoric bird. Known as Vegavis iaai, the bird thrived in late-Cretaceous Antarctica, then a tropical paradise. About a ...

STOCKTON, Calif. — A remarkable fossil discovery from Antarctica is rewriting the story of bird evolution. Scientists have unearthed an exceptionally well-preserved skull belonging to Vegavis ...