Scientists put tiny cameras on penguins’ backs in efforts to gather evidence to support new marine protected areas in ...

A wildlife photographer has captured what are believed to be the first underwater images of the rare, elusive Ross seal.

STORY: The icy waters off Antarctica are estimated to hold up to 550 million tons of krill. These tiny shrimp-like creatures are the linchpin in the Antarctic food web, sustaining a huge number of ...

Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm bells ...

It might feel cold here right now, but spare a thought for a man who is spending three months in Antarctica, counting penguins. Pete Watson, 41, from Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, is based at Port Lockroy ...

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 ...

In many of our previous blog posts we have written about the main subjects of our experiment, three wonderful amphipod species Prostebbingia gracilis, Gondogeneia antarctica, and Djerboa furcipes. For ...

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 ...

When you are seeking unique wildlife experiences, you need destinations that can offer you one. Antarctica is one of the rare places on Earth that feels untouched by time. This frozen frontier is ...

How Ukrainian polar researchers live and work in Antarctica, what threats emerge at the “edge” of the world, what is ...

Twenty-six nations are meeting in Hobart, Australia, this week to decide the future of Antarctic seas. That is, if politics don’t get in the way. The meetings come against a backdrop of ongoing Russia ...