Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - Tourism in the Antarctic Peninsula is a niche but booming industry powered by deep ...

How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine's war strategy.

The beloved emperor penguin and Antarctic fur seal are now officially endangered. Here’s what can be done. In 1902, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott spotted a large group of large black and white ...

Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, ...

Antarctica has become one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury adventure destinations, attracting tourists eager to witness ...

A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that visited Antarctica has highlighted a growing tourism trend.

A hantavirus outbreak on an Antarctic cruise has led to international health investigations, focusing on potential exposure in Ushuaia, Argentina. The outbreak is linked to three deaths.

Driven in part by fears that the frozen landscapes of Antarctica may be irreversibly melting away because of climate change, tourism to the bottom of the world is soaring. And experts warn ...