The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, ...

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

A sudden salinity spike in the Southern Ocean is accelerating Antarctic ice loss and triggering a dangerous climate feedback ...

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.

An unprecedented loss of Antarctic sea ice prevented four colonies of emperor penguins from seeing any chicks survive in 2022, scientists report in a new study.

Antarctica’s rapidly receding sea ice could have a negative impact on the food supply of seabirds that breed hundreds of miles away from the continent.

Antarctica’s emperor penguin population may be decreasing faster than some of the most pessimistic predictions. A new analysis of up-to-date satellite imagery suggests the birds’ numbers declined 22% ...

Penguin poop may help preserve Antarctic climate ... Aquatic penguins evolved from flying birds about 60 million years ago, ... “It’s well known that sea birds give off ammonia.

Australia is surrounded by the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. And it is morphing as sea animals and birds bring it ever closer to these shores.

The Antarctic expedition has confirmed the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1) in the Weddell Sea, affecting various species, including penguins and crabeater seals.

Sea Birds. Engineers Are Racing to Harness the Dazzling Magic of Feathers. ... The fossil suggests that modern birds evolved before the dinosaur-killing asteroid, perhaps in Antarctica.

As of 2009, the emperor penguin population was estimated at just shy of 600,000 birds. ... As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than previously thought.