From marathon treks by gray whales across thousands of kilometres to shorter seasonal excursions by minkes, migration routes ...

A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

The team analyzed whale poop for iron, known to be especially limited in the Southern Ocean, as well as copper.

One of the most unique about whales is that they're the largest animals to ever exist on Earth — even bigger than the largest ...

The University of Washington conducted a study that offers more support to this claim, arguing that whale excrement holds ...

Researchers found that whale feces contain iron and non-toxic copper, essential nutrients for ocean ecosystems. The study ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny, shrimp-like animals known as ...

A blue whale photographed in September 2010.NOAA The blue whale is the largest animal on the planet. It consumes enormous quantities of tiny ...

Scientists return to the Southern Ocean this week (5 February 2025), as part of the BIOPOLE project, to answer fundamental ...

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

British scientists are hoping to monitor Antarctic krill from space as the species faces growing threats from climate change and overfishing.