A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of ...

Avian flu has wreaked havoc in other parts of the world. According to the World Organization for Animal Health, the United ...

The penguin poop didn’t only influence krill movements. In another phase of the experiment, researchers noticed the ...

"The great advantage of Antarctica is that one never gets ill," said Robert Scott. A lot can change in 100 years, and H5N1 is ...

Sediment samples from the Ross Sea coastline are revealing insights into how animals like elephant seals and Adélie penguins ...

One of the great concerns in history regarding health is the appearance of new diseases that could lead to a substantial ...

The Adélie is the littlest, and also the most widespread, species of penguin in the Antarctic. They might look a bit clumsy on land, but penguins are brilliant swimmers. They can dive down to 180m – ...

A team from EL PAÍS joins the Spanish expedition which has detected the spread of deadly avian flu among Antarctic fauna ...

Unlike findings in Madagascar and Argentina, where ancient birds had teeth and long tails, it seems Antarctica had a unique development path for birds.

Just a faint whiff of penguin poop pushes their favorite prey to take "frantic" evasive action, reveals new research.