Step out of a helicopter onto a never-before-seen island in Antarctica’s distant south during this expert-led tour around ...

Additionally, at least one King penguin is suspected to have died from bird flu. According to the Antarctic Wildlife Health Network which is part of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, ...

Ten of thousands of penguins, clustered together on the Antarctic Peninsula, can produce some potent stenches. Now, scientists have found that all that waste could be powerful enough to cool the ...

SANTIAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Scientists in Antarctica are warning of the spread of deadly H5N1 avian flu virus after the disease was first confirmed on the frozen continent's mainland last month and ...

New satellite imagery reveals four previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica. The penguins move as the sea ice they use as hatching grounds becomes more unstable because of warming ...

By Francesco De Augustinis The annual meeting of the international body responsible for conservation of the marine ecosystems ...

Antarctica is a land of extremes — icy, wild, and breathtakingly beautiful. From penguin watching and iceberg calving to ...

Laughing gas isn't just something they give you at the dentist. It also comes out of penguin poop. How do we know this, you're surely wondering? Well, a new study says just that. Published in the ...

Bored of your old office job? Looking for some excitement in your life? Look no further than a recent job posting for a penguin counter at an Antarctica post office. While it sounds like an ...

Step out of a helicopter onto a never-before-seen island in Antarctica’s distant south during this expert-led tour around ...

Antarctica, and the treaty that protects it, have been in the news of late – but for all the wrong reasons, argues Professor ...

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