Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's ...

Looking to escape? Here’s a recent trip a local reader took to explore Argentina and Antarctica. Check it out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish-you-were-here/.

The vocalisation of a dwarf minke whale sounds so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.

As the founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, Watson has long stood at the ...

In January 2022 off Adelaide Island, Antarctica, the snow was falling so thick and quietly, it felt like traveling through hyperspace. “Silence is noisy, so that was super spooky,” says Bertie ...

Antarctic sea ice is more than just a platform for penguins. The sea ice's high reflectivity influences the whole Earth's climate, and the ice is a ...

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding ...