Antarctica is a land of extremes. Its harsh winds, icy landscapes, and bone-chilling temperatures seem like an environment where life shouldn’t exist. Yet, somehow, a handful of animals not only ...

When scientists look at the effects of a warming planet on wildlife, the news is almost universally grim. Animals and plants are falling out of sync with each other. Ecosystems are fraying. Coral ...

Single-celled organisms have managed to make a home almost everywhere, including inside many animals' guts and in nearly all of the world's environments, from hot, geothermal vents to the cold ...

Sun, Earth’s brightest star, is akin to God that sustains the life on Earth. If the Sun was to disappear, this blue-green ball would be blotted out in a shadowy haze and life would fall asleep under ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever recorded, with gentoo penguins showing the most dramatic shifts as warming accelerates along the Antarctic Peninsula. Earlier breeding can create ...

The effects of the warming of the Earth’s climate on Antarctic lakes and seas is a matter of life or death for many plants and animals at the frozen continent. Professor Lloyd Peck, biologist with ...

It also supports the breeding cycles of many Antarctic animals. Why Long-Term Monitoring Matters By tracking how thick the ice is each year and what affects it, researchers now have a baseline. That ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emperor Penguins are likely more at risk from climate change than any other air-breathing Antarctic animal [Getty Images] ...

Alessandro Antonello is Associate Professor of Environmental History at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is the author of The Greening of Antarctica: Assembling an International Environment ...