Scientists found a sea creature with “large” pores on its throat off of Antarctica and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Derek Oyen via Unsplash The summaries below were drafted with ...

Penguins do not react to people the way most wild animals do. When a human appears on an Antarctic shoreline, many penguins ...

Microplastics were found in Antarctica’s only native insect, highlighting how plastic pollution has spread into remote land ecosystems.

All along the western Antarctic Peninsula, whales, penguins and seals in their millions depend on krill (Euphausia superba) throughout the year. In the most rapidly warming region on the continent, ...

The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has ...

Antarctic krill not only react to external environmental influences such as light or food. They also use their internal clocks to adapt to the extreme conditions of the polar environment. Individually ...

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to a report by the Associated Press that the Antarctic krill fishery may have to imminently close due to an unprecedented high catch, the ...

Until 2024, spatial limits across four sub-areas of the Antarctic Peninsula region had reduced the risk of concentrated fishing in areas preferred by whales, seals and penguins. The Convention for the ...