The four-foot-tall Emperor penguin of Antarctica may be the most iconic member of this unique family of birds, but 17 other ...

"Meanwhile, as ocean temperatures rise, Antarctic krill — their key prey — have shifted their distribution toward higher ...

Talks between Antarctic Treaty members began Tuesday in the Japanese city of Hiroshima, with a focus on the growing threats ...

Which Bird Does Not Make Its Own Nest: More than 10,001 bird species can be found all round the globe. They span a massive size range, from one of the tiniest birds in the world – the teeny Bee ...

When most people think of birds, they imagine tiny sparrows, colourful parrots, or pigeons sitting quietly on rooftops. But ...

China and Norway are working to expand the Southern Ocean krill fishery, promoting a new management system for the fishery ...

This summer, the vast Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica had so much meltwater running down its face, it looked like it was weeping. Dr Yixi Zheng, a climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey, ...

Some animals don’t just make it through winter — they rule in places where exposed skin freezes in minutes and entire ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.