A rare fossil found in Antarctica is giving scientists a clearer picture of one of the most important turning points in Earth's history. The discovery is shedding new light on how some fish evolved ...

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Two of Antarctica's most iconic animals are officially considered Endangered. They join a lengthy list of over 48,600 plant and animal species on the IUCN's Red List of Threatened Species, following ...

Adélie penguins have managed to thrive in the Antarctic, even in the face of climate change, due to information shared within ...

Climate change has caused massive problems for animals living in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic. With ice sheets melting at unprecedented rates and food sources shifting farther south, the majority ...

Antarctica’s iconic emperor penguin has been deemed an endangered species as the sea ice it depends on shrinks because of rising temperatures. The penguins’ population is expected to drop by half by ...

Two iconic South Pole species, the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, have been officially declared endangered by the world’s leading conservation authority — a consequence of dramatic ...

A king penguin, called Hope, has been spotted by campers on Quagi Beach, near Esperance. It is believed to be the first confirmed sighting of the sub-Antarctic species in Western Australia since 2011.