The digital time capsule aims to capture the lives of Scots on whaling vessels in the South Atlantic.

It is estimated about 176,000 whales were slaughtered and processed in South Georgia between 1904 and 1965. Historian Dan Snow helped launch the memory bank aboard the RRS Discovery in Dundee.

The boat was built in the city as a research vessel which ferried explorers Robert Falcon Scott and Ernest Shackleton to the Antarctic in 1901. Dundee was centre of Scottish whaling throughout the ...

Krill is the cornerstone of the Antarctic ecosystem, feeding everything from blue whales, the largest animals to ever exist, to seals, penguins, and countless seabirds.

Humpback whales are spotted in the River Derwent as far up as Hobart's northern suburbs, using the river for some rest and relaxation during their northern migration.

When you see blue whales in comparison to other creatures, you can get an idea of just how immense they are. A breathtaking video from the YouTube channel, ViralHog, showed a short clip of an aerial ...

Commuter ferries held up as humpback whales migrate The whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding areas off Australia’s coast in the winter ...

Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.

Leopard seals have long been thought of as “generalist” predators, feeding on both penguins and other seal species as well as fish, krill, octopus and squid, according to the study.