Since 1959 the avian flu virus H5N1 has been popping up around the globe. Now scientists believe it could spark the next pandemic.

Examples of these adaptations might be mutations to allow ... carrier of the virus if they eat dead birds or interact with Antarctic seals that are H5N1 carriers. Wille, from the Doherty Institute ...

Scientists on an icebreaker ship have captured a number of weird and wacky animals from Antarctica's ocean floor, including a ...

More than a century ago, explorers from several countries raced to reach the globe’s southernmost point, driven by fierce international rivalries. Now, a new race is under way in Antarctica ...

No human is known to have set foot there since 2016 Sydney: A pair of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands unexpectedly hit by Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be the world’s most inhospitable ...