Scientific voyage to Antarctica reveals alarming consequences of summer sea ice loss on ecosystems and wildlife.

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

The consequences of Antarctic ice loss are serious and varied and monitoring the issue faces challenges as American ...

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

Scientists at the Australian Antarctic Partnership Program are just beginning to understand the dire effects of extremely low ...

Features: Adelie Penguin, Elephant Seal, Fur Seal, Sugar Glider, Tree-snake, Rainbow parrot, Hammerhead Shark, Monk Seal, Honeycreeper Birds, Frigate Bird, Palila Bird, Chinstrap Penguin, Crabeater ...

Crabeater seals, minke whales, narwhals and humpback whales were recorded and the clips also highlight how noisy oceans are becoming due to increased human activity that also disrupts sea life.

In 1964, the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and some of its related compounds were identified in tissue samples of Adelie penguins and a Crabeater seal.

Weddell seals, named after the sea, are commonly found, as well as crabeater and leopard seals, one of the top predators of the Antarctic.