Humpback whales may look like gentle giants, but each year they undertake nature's most extreme crash diet, shedding around ...

Antarctica's waters are getting saltier and driving a collapse in its sea ice — and scientists aren't sure why.Antarctic sea ice has been declining since 2015, defying model predictions to hit a ...

The ritual is most prominent among Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua), and chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus). These species, which tend to nest in ...

Institution search supports local language names. , Home Articles Sedimentary DNA insights into Holocene Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) populations and ecology in the Ross Sea, Antarctica ...

A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who say his flight to the frozen continent was unauthorized.

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A new study challenges recent claims about dramatic "greening" in Antarctica and how this conflicts with decades of field-based ecological knowledge. The new opinion article, "Is Antarctica ...

Antarctica is a harsh continent, which in both history and fiction can trigger disturbing behavior and even madness.

An expedition by more than 50 researchers from seven countries has documented the gradual degradation of Antarctica: microplastics in the water, melting ice, and declining salinity in the Southern ...

In Antarctica, penguin poop, or guano, can cover the ground for miles, especially around penguin colonies with thousands of individuals. In fact, large, brown guano stains on Antarctica’s white ...

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) are medium-sized penguins that can weigh up to 13 pounds and stand between 2 and 2.5 feet tall. They live on the Antarctic continent and breed around the coast ...