Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found the iron was in a form that marine life ...
As the last Ice Age waned and the Holocene dawned, deep-ocean circulation around Antarctica underwent dramatic shifts that helped release long-stored carbon back into the atmosphere. Deep-sea ...
American Navy Admiral Richard E. Byrd helped explore Antarctica during Operation Highjump — but there are many misconceptions ...
Authorities in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province are vehemently disputing claims that a deadly hantavirus outbreak, ...
Public health experts are questioning the U.S. government's response to the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that ...
A new genome study shows gentoo penguins are four separate species, not one. The discovery reveals hidden diversity.
In a display of sophisticated predatory behaviour, three orcas were seen using a highly strategic hunting method to ‘kidnap’ a young humpback whale, from under its mother’s nose. This entirely new ...
Sir David Attenborough has inspired generations to explore the wild. Here are some of the best, most immersive nature escapes ...
Tierra del Fuego, home to the southernmost city of Ushuaia — is reacting angrily to the idea that the deadly hantavirus ...
David Attenborough is celebrating his 100th birthday on Friday, a milestone in a remarkable life that has taken him from ...
Sir David Attenborough, a world-renowned naturalist and documentarian, celebrated his 100th birthday on Friday, May 8. Known ...
For more than seven decades, David Attenborough has guided audiences through Earth’s wildest corners, transforming nature ...