Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6,000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross ...

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

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

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...

This positive result was obtained in 42 animals ... the pathogen over six weeks in the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, and the Weddell Sea. This work is being carried out aboard ...

Melting Antarctic ice sheets are weakening the ACC, a vital ocean current that regulates global climate and ocean circulation. Scientists project a 20% slowdown by 2050, which could intensify climate ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...