The emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now both Endangered, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™.

Illustration by Julia Wytrazek / Below the Antarctic ice lies a treasure trove of minerals, including copper, iron, gold, ...

As we approach the halfway point of 2026, climate change is worsening. Greenhouse gases are causing the planet to warm ...

Antarctica’s most distinctive bird species currently experiences an urgent survival challenge. The emperor penguin species ...

Rain in Antarctica isn’t just a sign of climate change. It’s also part of a feedback loop that accelerates global warming. Climate change is bringing a new threat to penguins that live on the ...

Antarctic sea ice decline in 2015 was caused by weakening ocean stratification and strong storms that mixed warm deep water ...

One of the Antarctic’s most well-known and beloved animals is at the brink of extinction, and environmentalists are calling ...

In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white birds at Ross Island, Antarctica ...

An ice covered rock formation is reflected in the waters at Pleneau Island in Antarctica on Nov. 24. ANTARCTICA — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn’t mean it ...

By analyzing peat cores, researchers have shown how populations of nesting seabirds have fluctuated on a sub-Antarctic island ...

The status of several threatened species has been downgraded to endangered, and climate change is to blame, the International ...

Conservationists now list the penguins and seals as “Endangered.” Climate change in Antarctica has led to plunging ...