Fishing for krill near Antarctica has surged to a record high, nearing a seasonal catch limit that could close the fishery ...

With US investment in polar science under threat, scientists hope that China’s interest in the region will benefit research.

Krill are ocean-dwelling crustaceans highly sought as food by sea predators. The main krill species live in the Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean) and might spend more time trying not to become food for ...

Krill is one of the most abundant marine species in the world and feeds a growing demand for omega-3 rich oil used in ...

Antarctic krill (50-60mm) with green guts showing they've recently eaten algae [Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton] ...

Watching the migration of whales up Australia’s east coast, researchers have documented something “worrying”. Humpbacks are leaving their northern breeding grounds for Antarctica three weeks ...

A 19-year-old pilot from the United States has been detained on an Antarctic island and charged by Chilean authorities, who say his flight to the frozen continent was unauthorized.

Antarctica's oldest ice has arrived in the UK for analysis which scientists hope will reveal more about Earth's climate shifts. The ice was retrieved from depths of up to 2,800 metres at Little Dome C ...

In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet's changing climate.

One such attraction is a 3-million-year-old volcano on Edinburgh Hill in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. A video going viral on Instagram shows glimpses of this ancient volcano.