Satellite images show how the dramatic loss of sea ice in Antarctica is transforming the marine food chain, with salps ...

It's a controversy that has sparked protests and petitions. Yet Sea Life London Aquarium still exhibits 15 Gentoo penguins in ...

Seabirds undertake some of the most impressive migrations on Earth, but their remote nature means these journeys can be challenging to research. BirdLife International's Dr Joanne Morten explores how ...

Conservation groups are challenging the Marine Stewardship Council's "sustainable" label on Antarctic krill fishing, citing localized overharvesting and ecosystem risk.

This month, researchers board a Sea Shepherd vessel in Antarctica's South Orkney Islands to study the overlap between krill ...

Melting ice is an emblem of climate change. For sea ice, the Arctic has been grabbing most of the headlines for its truly ...

Underwater earthquakes in Antarctica can trigger massive phytoplankton blooms, linking deep-sea seismic activity to ocean ...

The United States listed emperor penguins as an endangered species in 2022 because multiple studies project large population ...

Antarctic sea ice coverage has likely rebounded this year, coming closer to its annual summer average after four years of extreme lows, US scientists said Monday.

At the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula, far from research stations and tourist routes, a small team collected seawater in conditions that are not easily reached. The work forms part of a wider effort ...

Antarctica. The world's most remote continent. Locked in ice for millions of years, this frozen wilderness covers an area larger than Europe and Australia combined. These towering ice formations rise ...