Jessica Farrer–a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists working temporarily in Antarctica Peninsula, profiled in “Expedition Killer ...

Antarctica is not just the coldest and most remote continent on Earth; it is also one of the most biologically unique places people (well, some) aspire to visit. Isolated from the rest of the world by ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Penguins and seals may rule Antarctica’s waters, but its largest land animal is a 6mm midge that “freezes” and dries out come winter—only to thaw and keep going when it’s warmer. Here is its story.

Hundreds of emperor penguin chicks have lost their way and halted at the edge of a cliff on Antarctica’s ice shelf. These are young penguins around six months old, about to take their first swim.