The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one of only three bird species ever observed at ...

Grist reports that penguin guano in Antarctica may help cool the region by forming clouds through ammonia release, but ...

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

Antarctica is a harsh continent, which in both history and fiction can trigger disturbing behavior and even madness.

Antarctica sees record tourism growth as 130,000 visitors explored its unique beauty. Discover the implications.

Scientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded.

A mother and son in Australia narrowly escaped an encounter with two hungry cassowaries – one of the only bird species on the planet with a track record of killing humans, according to animal ...

A study at Cape Shirreff finds most leopard seals specialize in prey, showing unique feeding habits that influence Antarctic food chains and ecosystems.

The team was inspired by bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice, revealing information about our climate hundreds of thousands of years in the past.

Native to Australia, tiny Bogong moths travel hundreds of miles in an astonishing annual migration by using the starry night sky to navigate, according to a new study.

When Sir Mark Jones took up the post as Chair of the National Trust for Scotland back in August 2019, he had a fair idea of the road ahead: ...