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

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

For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from rapid ice melting, but then sea ice began to decline dramatically.

New data confirms what climate experts have long worried about: a warm mass of deep polar water has expanded toward ...

A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat.

Conservationists now list the penguins and seals as “Endangered.” Climate change in Antarctica has led to plunging populations.