Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they ...

Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its ...

The first case of suspected H5 bird flu has been detected in elephant seals on the Australian Antarctic Territory of Heard ...

The virulent H5N1 strain has caused millions of deaths among wild birds and mammals since 2021, also affecting poultry and ...

In 2018, Chile and Argentina proposed the creation of a marine protected area on the Antarctic Peninsula to safeguard key ...

Antarctica is the coldest, driest continent on Earth. As a result, it is virtually uninhabited by humans. At the same time, it contains much of the world's ice and freshwater. Among many of the ...

Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer who focuses on environmental issues. Her work has appeared in EcoWatch, YES!, and Real Life Magazine. How many Weddell seals are there in the world? The truth is, ...

Oceanographers are using seals to investigate Antarctic continental shelves, which are virtually unreachable by ship because they are covered with landfast ice. Antarctica’s continental shelves are ...

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TOKYO, March 1 – A seal wearing a helmet with an antenna might look unusual, but eight Weddell seals, each with a 580g monitoring device on their heads, have been helping Japanese researchers survey ...

Known as the Earth’s “thermostat,” Antarctica plays a vital role in regulating the planet’s complex climate system. Scientists are investigating how environmental changes in Antarctica will impact the ...