Disturbingly the scientists said that 49 to 61% of the foreign plant material that reaches Antarctica are cold-adapted species that can withstand and colonize in extreme conditions. The plants ...

Antarctica’s ecosystems may soon face a new threat: alien species carried by floating rubbish from Australia, Africa and ...

Scientists in Australia say they have recorded a big drop in a population of Adélie penguins off the east coast of Antarctica. Long-term monitoring has revealed a decrease of nearly 50% in the ...

As sea ice disappears or breaks up earlier in the year, entire emperor penguin colonies are declining or vanishing in parts of Antarctica. Melting sea ice, ocean acidification and industrial fisheries ...

The U.S. Endangered Species Act has been used before to protect ... first saw an emperor penguin when I visited Pointe Geologie, Antarctica, during my Ph.D. studies. As soon as I set foot on ...