Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

The seals’ ability to detect the amount of oxygen in their blood may help them make diving decisions and avoid drowning.

Crustaceans, snails, worms and fish are among the dozens of creatures that deep-sea explorers discovered under a massive ...

The researchers and base personnel remain in Antarctica for approximately 15 months working through the cold and dark winter ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...

UD doctoral student Tianyu Zhou is pictured on the right using a shovel to remove snow that covers the sea ice during a ...

In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly ...

Several million penguins live in the area along with several species of albatross, elephant seals and fur seals, all of which ...

We returned to our cabin to put on our expedition gear and waited for our deck to be called for our walk on the sea ice. The ...