The ozone layer above Antarctica is thinning at an alarming rate, posing threat to the wildlife breeding below in the ice.

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...

was likely one of the last places southern elephant seals bred on Antarctica before they abandoned the continent. “There was no previous evidence of southern elephant seal occupation from Cape ...

Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows.

Today, elephant seals are uncommon visitors to the Antarctic continent, and breed on subantarctic islands including Macquarie ...

Southern elephant seals are the “canary in the coal mine” for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

Southern elephant seals are the "canary in the coal mine" for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may ...

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

“A” indicates the region of Antarctica in which the iceberg was ... It is unlikely that the seals and penguins of South Georgia will be affected by the iceberg. Still, “potentially, it ...

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

Studies on Antarctica have documented how temperatures ... In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly unfussed ...