WWF, the University of Strathclyde and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), have teamed up to launch brand-new science project to monitor krill from space Krill are a key species in Antarctic marine ...

Antarctica is truly a bucket-list destination, as the beautiful continent can be difficult and expensive to get to. Most Antarctic cruises cost thousands of dollars a person and many only sail ...

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent might have been just that for the early ancestors of today’s living ...

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) staff in the UK and across three Antarctic wintering stations observed the shortest, darkest day of the year on the frozen continent with a host of unique celebrations.

Twelve individuals have been arrested and 30 are under investigation in Italy for having invented the “Antarctic Theocratic State of San Giorgio” with which they swindled about 700 people by ...

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

Chinstrap penguin. Image by Gregory "Slobirdr" Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Antarctica, the coldest ...

The fossilized skull of a bird called Vegavis, which lived in the Antarctic some 68.7 million years ago, confirms it was an early member of the waterfowl group. However, the skull also suggests ...

Go ahead and Subscribe here. The waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica are renowned for being rough and challenging, particularly where the “Roaring Forties” and “Furious ...

Antarctic cruises are ideal for intrepid explorers wanting to discover the white wilderness of the South Pole. A land of spectacular scenery and unique wildlife, many cruises of the southern ...