An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war ...

Modern life makes us tired, right? But research from societies in Africa and South America suggests people in the ancient ...

A single Antarctic krill is about the size of your pinky finger. But with an estimated population of more than 700 trillion in the Southern Ocean, the tiny crustacean’s collective impact across ...

The virus has claimed 150 wandering albatross chicks, but adults in other species are a bigger concern, says the Department ...

The Government’s Australian Antarctic Strategy and 20 Year Action Plan calls for a revitalisation of Antarctic science including through the implementation of a coordinated and effective Antarctic ...

Hanne E F Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Dutch Research Council. Rebecca Kaiser does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ...

New research suggests a distinct lineage of elephant seals were well established in New Zealand at the time of human arrival.

The virus now appears to be everywhere. The team has detected it in 24 of the 27 sites visited, in nine bird species (cormorants, kelp gulls, Antarctic pigeons, southern fulmars, skuas, giant petrels, ...