STORY: The icy waters off Antarctica are estimated to hold up to 550 million tons of krill. These tiny shrimp-like creatures are the linchpin in the Antarctic food web, sustaining a huge number of ...

Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm bells ...

Antarctica's isolated population of wildlife faces an unprecedented threat: avian flu. The lethal variant of avian flu, H5N1, has made its way to populations of brown skuas on Bird Island, part of the ...

CCAMLR member states fail to implement protection for wildlife and establish a new marine protected area (MPA) in East Antarctica. In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the member states of ...

Noise pollution generated by human activity in certain areas of Antarctica could be having a negative effect on the well-being of the area's fauna, according to a study by the University of the ...

In many of our previous blog posts we have written about the main subjects of our experiment, three wonderful amphipod species Prostebbingia gracilis, Gondogeneia antarctica, and Djerboa furcipes. For ...

Planning a family holiday that allows you to step out and make the most of your limited time? Sometimes the best family memories come from stepping far outside the usual routine into a world that ...

An NGO-industry collaboration to protect the Antarctic Ocean today announces a big step forward with a year-round closure of a 4,500 km2 area of ocean around Hope Bay in the northern Antarctic ...

Imagine standing at the world’s edge, surrounded by a pristine, icy landscape unlike anywhere else on Earth. Antarctica is a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

The key to understanding shifts in climate and life on Earth is sustained long-term research. Enabling this research to take place should be a priority for universities and governments. For the first ...