Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

The jump of highly pathogenic avian influenza to people is one of the worst nightmares for virologists, but at the moment the ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

With its glaciers and sub-zero temperatures, Antarctica hardly seems like a place of refuge. However, the now icy continent ...

This deep-sea polar worm looks like it can't decide if it's dressed for a glitzy party or a gruesome massacre.

Scientists say subtle differences in the colour of seawater will enable them to count tiny - but critically important - ...

An enormous chunk has broken off the world's largest iceberg, in a possible first sign the behemoth from Antarctica could be ...