After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island ...

Although the continent of Antarctica is usually described as a hostile, frozen wilderness, surprisingly unique animals exist that ... Leopard seals Leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) are among ...

Antarctica. This positive result was obtained in 42 animals, including 28 carcasses of species such as crabeater seals, skuas, gulls, snowy sheathbill, Adélie penguins, and Gentoo penguins ...

Analysis of sedimentary ancient DNA has illuminated 6000 years of the lives of Adélie penguin colonies on Antarctica's Ross Sea coast, showing how ...

Weddell seals are the most southerly breeding of all the mammals. Because they are air-breathing furry mammals, seals have to give birth on land (or ice). Seals can’t give birth in the water ...

The team from Arizona State University spent two years testing Weddell seals in the McMurdo Sound area of Antarctica ... as bird flu spreads through wild animals with 60% fatality rate Ms Regney ...

Follow a team of scientists and filmmakers in Antarctica studying the most sophisticated hunting strategy in the animal kingdom ... Something that a weddell seal wouldn't be able to do.

Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 In a remote corner of Antarctica ... Weddell seals are the favored ...