Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a key habitat for underwater as well as above-water ...

When winter comes to Antarctica, seals and Adélie penguins leave the freezing shores and head for the edge of the forming sea ice. But emperor penguins stay put. The existence of emperor penguins ...

Antarctic krill are tiny, but they support whales, penguins, seals, seabirds, fish, and the wider Southern Ocean food web. As ...

Nests of the yellowfin notie (Lindbergichthys nudifrons). Each nest would have been guarded by a parent fish, protecting their eggs from predators. This remarkable organization is thought to be a ...

Across Antarctica’s white sea ice, penguins are sometimes seen walking one behind another in long lines. The sight looks like ...

The first icefish was discovered in 1927, swimming in the frigid waters of the southernmost extreme of the Earth, the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. This unique fish had a see-through body and ...

By Carmen dos Santos This week, as governments of various coastal states gather in Mombasa, Kenya, for the Our Ocean ...

TOPSHOT - Night view of glaciers at Chiriguano bay in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica on November 08, 2019. JOHAN ORDONEZ JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP via Getty Images A research team hunting zooplankton ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star navigates to beset fishing vessel In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard the Austrailian fishing vessel the Antarctic Chieftain is seen from the the Coast Guard ...