More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, ...

Isolated from the rest of the world by massive oceans and harsh weather conditions, Antarctica has become a habitat for ...

Emperor penguins march along the ice on Cape Washington on Antarctica's Ross Sea. Contrary to popular belief, these charismatic birds do not live in Antarctica's vast interior, including at the South ...

In one of the most remote and harsh environments on Earth, three penguin species are telling a story that’s about much more ...

Antarctic icefish have clear blood, no hemoglobin, and antifreeze proteins that let them survive freezing seas.

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While H5N1 has been circulating in Antarctica since 2023, this is the first confirmation showing that it killed birds on that continent.

Antarctica's isolated population of wildlife faces an unprecedented threat: avian flu. The lethal variant of avian flu, H5N1, has made its way to populations of brown skuas on Bird Island, part of the ...

Planning a family holiday that allows you to step out and make the most of your limited time? Sometimes the best family memories come from stepping far outside the usual routine into a world that ...

CCAMLR member states fail to implement protection for wildlife and establish a new marine protected area (MPA) in East Antarctica. In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the member states of ...

An NGO-industry collaboration to protect the Antarctic Ocean today announces a big step forward with a year-round closure of a 4,500 km2 area of ocean around Hope Bay in the northern Antarctic ...

Antarctica is arguably the most extraordinary place a cruise ship will take you. You’ll spend your days cruising in glassy ...