A new species of Antarctic fish has been discovered that highlights how fragile the underwater ecosystem really is.

Penguin poop is stinky but useful. In Antarctica, the birds’ nutrient-rich guano allows mosses and other organisms to ...

The New Zealand navy took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a ...

The bountiful creatures sequester carbon and are a vital food source for marine predators, but their future is uncertain ...

The world has seven continents, but do you know the largest freshwater fish in each? These creatures show the incredible ...

Antarctic fish have adapted over millennia to survive in the freezing temperatures of the Southern Ocean but in doing so have lost their ability to grow at rates seen in their warmer water cousins.

The species in the study were all members of the notothenioid lineage, which includes Chilean sea bass. Most Antarctic fish belong to this cold-water-adapted group. The importance of the archipelego ...

Each of the 60 million nests was guarded by a single adult fish, containing roughly 1,700 eggs. While this area isn't accessible to tourists, Antarctic cruise passengers regularly visit the ...

New ancient DNA research on Adélie penguin poo in Antarctica shows how several species respond to environmental change over ...

The world’s largest iceberg has run aground off the coast of a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, according to British ...