In places like Antarctica, small things can make a difference. Scientists are finding that penguin waste is helping form clouds, which could be offsetting the effects of climate change.

The unexploded ordnance beneath one of Antarctica’s many penguin colonies probably poses no risk to humans working nearby. While this may seem like a crazy sentence to write, it accurately reflects ...

Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet – sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting ...

This discovery, driven by data from the European Space Agency's SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) satellite, challenges ...

Antarctica has lost sea ice equivalent in area to Greenland – and it has not returned, according to new satellite data. This ...

Read on to learn more about our wobbly friend, the penguin.