Photo: cyfer13, CC BY 2.0 Leopard seals are solitary, powerful creatures, often patrolling the ice-choked waters of Antarctica in search of their next meal. Unlike their blubbery cousins who ...

Meet some of Antarctica's iconic species – emperor penguins and Weddell seals – and learn how they use the ice. Just outside ...

Leopard seals Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are among Antarctica's top predators ... In the icy waters, the animals glide along very comfortably. These dolphins, so it is often said, are ...

Weddell seals are the most southerly ... swirled from west to east around Antarctica, creating a sharp temperature gradient that inhibits the spread of marine animals. The long isolation has ...

Forgive me for starting with superlatives, but I have no choice. I’m not the first. In 1911, Roald Amundsen, the first ...

Animals have shown symptoms that are consistent ... This week Uruguay also reported that some 2,300 fur seals and sea lions had been buried, of which al least 42% had testred positive to the ...

After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island ...

Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows.

Meanwhile, Antarctica has received relatively ... animal species besides Adélie penguins. These animals included two other birds, three seals and two soil invertebrates. Not all of this DNA ...

One of the great concerns in history regarding health is the appearance of new diseases that could lead to a substantial ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

"The great advantage of Antarctica is that one never gets ill," said Robert Scott. A lot can change in 100 years, and H5N1 is devastating the peninsula.