The population has grown rapidly, and in 2024, biologists recorded 2,133 fur seals, including 1,276 pups.

The scientists ventured into the ocean for research purposes. Upon spotting the majestic whale, they approached it by boat to ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course for South Georgia, raising concerns for the island's wildlife population ...

Circle a country or region by sea and you will experience its changing character in a way no other trip can rival ...

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

For nearly a month the French territory of Amsterdam Island in the southern Indian Ocean has been engulfed in flames. Located ...

Scientists have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps, revealing how far-reaching ...

South Georgia is a resurrected wonderland of Southern Ocean fauna after the ravages of the sealing and whaling eras. Today it ...

The Great Seal of the Realm is the chief seal of the Crown, used to show the monarch's approval of important State documents. In today's constitutional monarchy, the Sovereign acts on the advice of ...

A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.

On Feb. 6, 2020, five years ago, Antarctica set its all-time record high of 64.9 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius) at Esperanza Base, an Argentine research station near the northernmost tip of the ...

The northern fur seal population totaled over 2 million in ... temperatures—thus ‘hopping’ their way to the Arctic or Antarctic,” said a report released last year by Alaska Community ...