Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

An 11,000-year-old Indigenous settlement found in Saskatchewan reshapes the understanding of North American civilizations.

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

A Bucknell University couple has published a new edition of their field guide to the shrubs and woody vines of the region, a ...

Sydney, Jan 29 (IANS): Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they ... said that Antarctic ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora, several ...

It is a medium to tall tree, capable of reaching heights of 60-70’ and a diameter of 3-4’. This species grows in a round or oval shape, is moderately tolerant to shade, and establishes a deep taproot ...

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The deadly Sydney funnel-web is three distinct species – not one, as previously thought, scientists have confirmed. Spider experts have long suspected the Sydney funnel-web was more than one species ...

Australia has one of the world's highest rates of extinctions with about 100 species of flora and fauna lost since European colonisation. There were 42 new additions to the national list of ...

New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of extinction, with 24% of species in danger of being wiped out. Thousands of fish, crab and ...