Antarctica, despite its harsh conditions, is home to unique species like leopard seals, emperor penguins, and icefish. These animals exhibit remarkable adaptations for survival, from the emperor ...

Rachael is a writer and digital content producer at IFLScience with a Zoology degree from the University of Southampton, UK, and a nose for novelty animal stories.

Ginger, the ship's cat, with Roddey Bonner on the Antarctic relief ship, the John Biscoe. Cats, dogs, and other domesticated animals have previously reached Antarctica aboard exploration vessels.

Footage of humpback whales captured by drones has revealed how the animals manoeuvre their whole bodies when they feed. As BBC News filmed with scientists in the Antarctic Peninsula, one whale ...

"They can create entirely new habitats that would make it harder for those amazing Antarctic animals to find their own place to live." Victoria Gill Antarctica's coasts are home to many endemic ...