Scientists have uncovered the oldest known fossilized animal sperm, found preserved in a 50-million-year-old cocoon from Antarctica. This unprecedented finding pushes back the timeline of such ...

The 8 kg meteorite is one of around 100 that size or larger found in Antarctica, according to Valdes, who helped lead the expedition alongside scientists from Belgium and Switzerland.

Of the roughly 45,000 meteorites found in Antarctica so far, only around 100 are this size or larger. Guided by a 'meteorite treasure map', scientists have found an extraordinary specimen — one ...

This geological accident is a mountain range, the ancient Transantarctic Mountains, which were hidden in plain sight beneath Antarctica's glacier. The mountains are 3,500 kilometers long and date ...

The fossil egg– estimated to be between 66 and 68 million years old– was found by a Chilean team in the same rocky area where dinosaur bones had previously been uncovered. It’s a big one too ...

The expedition team found the meteorites sitting on top of the snow in Antarctica, where the rocks’ black bodies stuck out against the white snow fields of the continent. Antarctica is an ideal ...