He was a world-class endurance athlete, and then Pugh decided he could use attention-grabbing swims to persuade governments to think differently about marine ecosystems.

In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly ...

A South African research team based in Antarctica pleaded for help as one team member accused a colleague of physical and ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

Activist Paul Watson has revealed a plan to take action against Iceland's whaling activities in June, while continuing to ...

Stanford researchers have uncovered a critical missing piece in the complex puzzle of Antarctica’s ice movement, using ...

Stanford researchers have integrated machine learning with high-resolution satellite and aerial observations to analyze the ...

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

“Every year is a little bit different, but what’s clear is that the ocean continues to rise, and the rate of rise is getting ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

As the planet heats up and Antarctica’s ice sheet melts at a faster pace, scientists warn of a steady rise in sea levels.

Scientists' yearlong study on Antarctic microbial communities reveals how climate change alters bacterial and phytoplankton ...