Penguin chicks, whose coats are made of fluffy down feathers, aren't as protected from the rain as adult penguins. Getting too wet can kill them.

At a frigid -125 degrees Fahrenheit (-87 degrees Celsius), WD 1856+534 b is the coldest planet ever directly observed, surpassing the previous record-holder, Epsilon Indi Ab, which stands at around 35 ...

Rain in Antarctica isn’t just a sign of climate change. It’s also part of a feedback loop that accelerates global warming. Climate change is bringing a new threat to penguins that live on the ...

Taking a wrong turn in the coldest place on earth could cost you your life... and almost did for hundreds of penguin chicks who accidentally waddled to the edge of a 50-foot-high Antarctic cliff.

The James Webb Space Telescope has investigated an exoplanet that’s super cool — literally. The huge planet, which is six ...

In an unassuming industrial park 30 miles outside Boston, engineers are building a futuristic machine to replicate the energy that powers the stars. If all goes to plan, it could be the key to ...

As a comet comes in close contact with the Sun, its ices vaporize, releasing tiny particles into space that then float down onto Earth's surface. 70. The coldest place on Earth is in Antarctica.