A wildlife photographer has captured what are believed to be the first underwater images of the rare, elusive Ross seal.

STORY: The icy waters off Antarctica are estimated to hold up to 550 million tons of krill. These tiny shrimp-like creatures are the linchpin in the Antarctic food web, sustaining a huge number of ...

Antarctica's isolated population of wildlife faces an unprecedented threat: avian flu. The lethal variant of avian flu, H5N1, has made its way to populations of brown skuas on Bird Island, part of the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A humpback whale, likely lured by a trawling net capturing masses of Antarctic krill, became entangled last month and died in the Southern Ocean. Three dead juveniles were caught in ...

When you are seeking unique wildlife experiences, you need destinations that can offer you one. Antarctica is one of the rare places on Earth that feels untouched by time. This frozen frontier is ...

Planning a family holiday that allows you to step out and make the most of your limited time? Sometimes the best family memories come from stepping far outside the usual routine into a world that ...

In many of our previous blog posts we have written about the main subjects of our experiment, three wonderful amphipod species Prostebbingia gracilis, Gondogeneia antarctica, and Djerboa furcipes. For ...

Noise pollution generated by human activity in certain areas of Antarctica could be having a negative effect on the well-being of the area's fauna, according to a study by the University of the ...

CCAMLR member states fail to implement protection for wildlife and establish a new marine protected area (MPA) in East Antarctica. In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the member states of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

While penguins have feathers that shield their skin from radiation, their eyes remain unprotected. Increased ultraviolet radiation exposure could also have harmful effects for Antarctic organisms like ...

There is nowhere on earth quite as ethereal as Antarctica. This icy kingdom is nestled at the bottom of our planet and holds a vast wilderness to be explored. You might catch a glimpse of whales and ...