Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery ...

“Given Antarctica is such a unique and special biodiversity hotspot it is sad and concerning to see the disease spread to mammals in the region," said APHA scientific services director Ian Brown.

With numbers in the millions, Antarctica’s six species of waddling aquabats are far from extinction and as I stepped foot on the Antarctic peninsula in early March, and drank in the wildest ...

Antarctica and its offshore islands are home to more than 100 million breeding birds, six seal species and 17 species of whales, dolphins, and porpoises, according to global avian influenza ...

Antarctic penguins are now dying from the H5N1 strain of bird flu The virus has already been confirmed in one species of penguin, with a suspected case in another. Laura Baisas Jan 30, 2024 11:23 ...

A team of University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers is in Antarctica studying the effects of climate change on crabeater seals — the most populous marine mammals in the world. WHQR ...

By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — An unprecedented and highly contagious bird flu outbreak in the sub-Antarctic has spread to mammals, British officials said Thursday, as experts warned the ...