Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA ‘barcoding’ technique that could improve biosecurity measures that help protect polar ...

Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA "barcoding" technique that could improve biosecurity measures that help protect polar ecosystems from invasive marine species. The research, led by Australian ...

Researchers from the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) used environmental DNA, or eDNA shed by all organisms into the environment, to detect species known to hitch-hike on ships' hulls during a 2022 ...

Antarctic scientists have trialed a DNA 'barcoding' technique that could improve biosecurity measures that help protect polar ecosystems from invasive ...

Chilean researcher detected a deadly bird flu strain in Antarctica, spreading rapidly among skuas, cormorants, gulls, penguins, and fur seals, threatening small animal populations. Scroll down to know ...

The British Antarctic Survey’s (BAS) science research base will be fuelled by solar power beamed from space, under a groundbreaking new plan.

For decades, the consensus was clear - great white sharks do not enter the icy waters of the Southern Ocean. Yet in 1992, a meteorologist snorkeling near New Zealand’s remote Campbell Island was ...

The reality is more nuanced than the viral claim, yet the answer leans more toward yes than no.

The southern sleeper shark is a large, slow-moving species of deepwater shark typically found across the Southern Ocean from central Chile to the sub-Antarctic Islands. While it is well adapted to ...

Much like the Galapagos, the remote Sub-Antarctic islands—a UNESCO World Heritage Site—deliver otherworldly landscapes and ...

The gentoo penguin has become the first bird to test positive for the H5N1 bird flu on an Australian territory, with samples confirming the virus has spread on a sub-Antarctic island. The deadly and ...