Climate change is threatening emperor penguins and Antarctic fur seals, with both species that live on Earth’s southernmost continent now listed as endangered. With sea ice levels dropping because of ...

Life in Antarctica presents some of the harshest conditions on the planet, with freezing temperatures, powerful winds and long periods of darkness. Yet, penguins have evolved to not only survive but ...

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) underpins the Southern Ocean food web, sustaining whales, seals, penguins and numerous fish species. Swarming behaviour and vast biomass drive primary productivity ...

The emperor penguin population could be cut in half by the 2080s, IUCN predicted. The Antarctic fur seal population was already halved between 2000 and 2026, the agency noted. Experts attributed the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Countries governing Antarctica wrapped up this year's major treaty meeting without approving stronger legal ...

Two iconic South Pole species, the emperor penguin and the Antarctic fur seal, have been officially declared endangered by the world’s leading conservation authority — a consequence of dramatic ...

Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism will top the agenda at talks on Antarctica opening in Japan on Tuesday. Officials from the nearly 60 countries ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently added the emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) and the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) to its Red List of endangered ...