In Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle, President Vladimir Putin vowed to "strengthen Russia's global leadership in the Arctic", while warning that "geopolitical competition in the ...

A new study led by McGill University researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific combine real-time environmental cues with ...

Ecosystems in the Southern Ocean, the body of water surrounding Antarctica, are under threat from climate change. The area's ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.

Timo Dersch had a close call with a humpback whale while freediving with orcas in the waters surrounding Norway ...

From frigatebirds and gulls to curlews and cormorants, researchers are tapping the ”Internet of Animals” to map, understand, and protect our changing world.

A new first-of-its kind study found the marine mammals vocalised less after a marine heat wave decimated their prey, making whale songs a barometer of the effects of climate change on ocean ecosystems ...

Sea turtle biologist and New York University Professor Genia Naro-Maciel writes that, while flimsy paper straws may not make ...

Forgive me for starting with superlatives, but I have no choice. I’m not the first. In 1911, Roald Amundsen, the first ...

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation between key players. So what is ...