Bacteria and other single-celled microorganisms in the seas around Antarctica are strongly influenced by water temperature ...

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

Ron Naveen, President of Oceanites, announced that the new compendium, covering 142 different sites on the Antarctic Peninsula, can now be downloaded in PDF format at no cost. This guide contains ...

The insects have already transformed parts of Signy Island in the South Atlantic Ocean and could drastically change Antarctic ecosystems if introduced by humans. NIH’s plan to reduce indirect funds ...

This story appears in the November 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. The western side of the Antarctic Peninsula has been experiencing some of the fastest warming winters on the planet ...

Swan Hellenic has opened bookings for its 2026-27 Antarctic cruise season, featuring 24 expeditions exploring the Antarctic ...

A newly studied Vegavis iaai skull from Antarctica confirms that modern bird lineages, like ducks and geese, were evolving ...

DOUMER ISLAND, Antarctica — As I stood on skis looking across untouched snowfields and layers of chiseled mountains — with an ocean of icebergs and sea ice behind us — a comment our guide ...

The three services of the Argentine Armed Forces, together with private sector companies have finished upgrading landing facilities at the Antarctic base of Petrel in the Antarctic Peninsula.

The biggest base, Rothera, on the Antarctic Peninsula houses 19 winterers – the population can reach 100 in the Summer. Furthest south still is Halley VI on the Brant ice shelf where the Sun ...

Sydney: The world s strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on ...