Researchers from the University of Murica (Murica, Spain), the Carlos III Health Institute (Madrid, Spain), and the University of Siena (Siena, Italy) evaluated the concentration of polychlorinated ...

Visitor numbers to Antarctica could reach 450,000 a year within a decade, according to one scenario. How do we stem the tide?

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

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: ...

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which scientists say may be significant to regulating the climate ...

An Antarctic skua, one of the birds hardest hit by avian flu in the region. Peter Prokosch via Flickr A deadly strain of H5N1, commonly known as avian flu, has been found in birds across the ...

Avian flu can infect humans who come in contact with infected birds. Of all Antarctic birds, the cute and friendly penguin is most likely to approach, or be approached, by humans.

A strain of bird flu has caused 'mass mortality events' on every continent but Australia. Scientists say an outbreak is inevitable By Tom Hartley 7.30 Topic: Avian Influenza Mon 20 May 2024Monday ...

UK scientists have found bird flu in penguin populations near to Antarctica. The UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency (Apha) tested for the H5N1 virus in South Georgia after several brown skua ...

A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region's huge penguin colonies. "This discovery ...

A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern continent’s huge penguin colonies. “This discovery ...