A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

A new study finds that warming temperatures are causing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier, threatening some species with ...

A team of scientists has overcome a major challenge in predicting how Antarctic life will fare under future climate scenarios ...

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen ...

In the unforgiving polar wilderness, scientists go to great lengths to safeguard the devices that gather precious data.

Explore China's proposed Antarctic Activities and Environmental Protection Law and its implications for governance and environmental protection in Antarctica.

Antarctic penguins could turn on each other as a result of climate change, a study has found. The Adélie, gentoo and ...

Shaking caused by quakes may cause ocean floor vents to release more nutrients, triggering blooms in plant-like organisms called phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean ...

Ancient ocean sediments reveal Antarctica’s ice sheet retreated repeatedly during past warm periods, offering clues to future ...

Learn how a decade of monitoring reveals why Antarctic penguins are breeding earlier than ever, and what those shifts may ...

Over the decade, gentoo penguins showed the largest shift, advancing their breeding season by an average of 13 days — the ...

The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s ...