The jump of highly pathogenic avian influenza to people is one of the worst nightmares for virologists, but at the moment the ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

The skull, from an ancient relative of ducks and geese known as Vegavis iaai, suggests that the key characteristics of modern birds were already in place 69 million years ago. Birds evolved from ...

Aside from a few research stations, Antarctica remains uninhabited, offering a rare glimpse into a world ruled by nature. The wildlife, from curious penguins to majestic whales, thrives ...

The colossal iceberg A23a is on a collision path with the island of South ... the wildlife will fare whatever the outcome, and how the icy behemoth’s decades-long journey will end. Antarctica ...

The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a crash course with a remote island potentially putting wildlife in peril, ...

Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile continent.

The world's largest iceberg — which is roughly the size of Rhode Island — is fast approaching a remote British Island and wildlife haven in the South Atlantic. As of Jan. 16, the megaberg ...

Get ready to embark on immersive, personalised and luxurious expeditions to Antarctica with Silversea. Known as the White ...