Scientists have captured stunning video of a dinner-plate-size sea spider crawling on the seafloor off the South Sandwich ...

As polar tourism surges, experts warn of its environmental impact. From transport choices to local food, here's how to visit ...

Australian polar explorer Eric Philips will be launched into space as part of the first crewed mission to orbit the North and ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

A new method of tracking the dietary habits and contaminant exposure of animals in Arctic marine ecosystems is providing critical insights as climate change reshapes the region's food web.

Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...

The Detroit Zoo has welcomed a 22-year-old female polar bear named Haley for breeding and conservation efforts.

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

Award-winning wildlife photographer and filmmaker Gordon Buchanan is customarily to be seen crossing the Gobi desert on camel ...

Flying over the massive iceberg, it's indistinguishable from the horizon. But as it melts, chunks of ice risk floating ...

Dinosaurs are the extinct relatives of birds that roamed the lands and seas of ancient Earth. They first appeared around 240 ...

A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna ...