Known as by-the-wind sailors because of the way they catch the ocean breeze using the sail-like fin on top of their bodies, ...

Explore the ocean's most stunning sea creatures, from graceful sea dragons to colourful fish, and uncover the beauty hidden ...

In Antarctic waters, an international fishery targets krill, shrimp-like crustaceans that form massive schools and support the continent’s iconic wildlife. Krill meal and oil is used primarily in the ...

A species of gentoo penguin previously unknown to science came as the result of an in-depth genetic analysis across 10 ...

Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.

As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that helped release long-stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Deep-sea ...

Antarctica has been affected by a "perfect storm" of major events that could finally trigger widespread melting on the icy ...

Antarctic sea ice is shrinking faster than expected. New research shows how winds, ocean heat, and feedback loops caused this ...

For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from rapid ice melting, but then sea ice began to decline dramatically.

The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other ...

The legendary broadcaster has spent his life documenting the world’s most impressive natural spectacles — from his first ...