Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary ...

In the process, these robots uncovered a hidden habitat under the ice. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science Scientists with the Australian Antarctic Division are testing Antarctica's ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.

The Earth’s poles are warming more rapidly that other parts of the planet, and now a new study shows that vegetation is beginning to return to the Antarctic Peninsula. This patch of vegetation ...

Scientists warn that melting sea ice and decreasing ice coverage could turn Antarctica into a new habitat for foreign ...

Whereas the Arctic Region is the natural home for Polar Bears, the Antarctic is the natural habitat for many different types of Penguin and these animals play a part in both of the featured episodes.

Any potential traveler to Antarctica who gets even the slightest bit queasy in rough waters views a sail to the White Continent with trepidation. The reason is the Drake Passage, the channel that ...

Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the ...

But, the Antarctic krill fishery took 68% of its total catch between 1980 and 2011 from the area of projected habitat degradation. The scientists suggest improved management systems to ensure the ...

They are an essential part of the ecosystem in Antarctica. Dr Hart describes how the number of penguins on Antarctica is declining and that this is in part due to humans fishing the seas for the ...

As does the sight of an enormous Boeing 787 Dreamliner typically used for international long-haul flights parked at the end of the jet bridge, positively dwarfing the domestic planes taxiing past.

The penguin's fragile Antarctic habitat is at risk from climate change, with scientists warning that as pack ice melts, their numbers could fall dramatically. Watanabe said the tiny cameras and ...