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Follow one scientist in the search for one particular pack of killer whales, because for him, this mission is personal ...

Take a journey to Earth's polar regions, where majestic bears and penguins roam wild in their untamed frozen kingdoms.

When you go surfing, you might expect to encounter seagulls, fish or maybe even a shark. So when surfers on an Australian ...

Rapid sea ice loss and ocean acidification from climate change are altering the growth and nutritional value of microscopic ...

Researchers uncover the causes behind record-low Antarctic sea ice in 2023 and 2024, linking warm oceans and winds to the ...

In the icy waters surrounding Antarctica, small shrimp-like crustaceans called krill (Euphausia superba) swim in swarms of ...

A new study shows that, though these whales feed in different ocean basins ... during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size ...

Underneath the flat white expanse of sea ice, the Antarctic seafloor is a world of colour, structures and life, with ...