Sea ice that has persisted for at least 15 days and is held fast to the shoreline is called "fast ice." Around Antarctica, ...

Walking on Antarctic ice and hanging out with playful penguins- sounds like the coolest adventure vacation ever, right? This ...

They're birds, but can't fly. Really good swimmers though! So, polar habitats are cold, windy and covered in snow and ice. Oooh! I'm off to find a radiator! Polar habitats are very cold but some ...

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 ...

Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research. The study shows that a single species, Antarctic ...

a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic peninsula A penguin has found itself on the shores of New Zealand, at least 3,000 kilometres (1,864 miles) away from its natural habitat of ...

South Africa) contains archaeological deposits demonstrating persistent and continuous human occupation spanning from Late ...

The global carbon footprint from Antarctic krill fecal pellets, concentrated in the Southern Ocean. Credit: Emma. L. Cavan Coastal vegetation habitats and krill fecal pellets can store similar ...