A strange deep-sea fish caught in 1989 off the coast of Antarctica has officially been identified as a new species after spending nearly forty years unnoticed in a Russian museum archive. Named ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Antarctic icefish are transparent, white-blooded fish that lack red blood cells and hemoglobin. Antifreeze proteins in their blood ...

Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill – the main food source for whales – in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem ...

Have you ever wondered how some life forms keep going in places so cold we’d call them frozen? Places humans wouldn't dare venture into? Deep in the icy waters around Antarctica dwell fish that thrive ...

The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch ...

Antarctic notothenioids represent a remarkable evolutionary radiation of fishes that have flourished in the extreme cold of the Southern Ocean. Their unique adaptations — including specialised ...

It’s not just fish that have mastered the cold. Antarctica is home to a unique cast of wildlife, each with its own abilities ...

TOPSHOT - Night view of glaciers at Chiriguano bay in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica on November 08, 2019. JOHAN ORDONEZ JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images A research team hunting zooplankton ...

The first icefish was discovered in 1927, swimming in the frigid waters of the southernmost extreme of the Earth, the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. This unique fish had a see-through body and ...