Just one life-saving machine is still limping along at the isolated outpost. Back-up systems have thrown in the towel. As ...

Colossal squid, scientifically known as Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, can reach about 23 feet long and weigh up to 1,100 pounds.

Who would ever imagine a world where penguins become entangled in the fierce crossfire of global trade wars? The idea might ...

Scientists have discovered where Earth's water comes from, and say that it wasn't brought to the planet by asteroid impacts ...

All that said, the findings can’t confirm the terrestrial life theory beyond a doubt. There’s still a chance hydrogen-heavy ...

Since its discovery in 1925, only eight adult specimens have been reported, severely limiting scientists’ ability to research ...

An expedition spotted a baby of the species in the South Sandwich Islands. This cephalopod can grow to more than 20 feet and has proved elusive in its deep-sea environs.

A team of scientists set out on the research ship Falkor (too) in February for a 35-day expedition off the South Sandwich Islands, a chain of subantarctic islands. Their main goal was to use a ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.

In fact, “it looks similar to the seabed life that we get in Antarctica that aren’t covered by ice,” says Copley—but how is this possible? Aboard the research Vessel Falkor (too), marine ...

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About 98% of them sail from South America to the Antarctic Peninsula, in the west. But just a few sail to the south of the ...