Polynesian explorers settled on a group of freezing sub-Antarctic islands in the 13th century after a “mind-blowing” voyage across the Southern Pacific Ocean, archaeologists have discovered.

The sub Antarctic islands are famous for the sanctuary they offer breeding sea birds and marine mammals, but it isn’t just animals that find a refuge here; the islands are also home to unique ...

Amazed Chilean scientists have identified a new bird species, the Sub-Antarctic rayadito in the ... literally in the middle of the ocean a forest bird has managed to survive,” Ricardo Rozzi ...

In July 2017, A68a calved off the Larsen-C Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula and began its epic three-and-a-half year, 4.000 km journey across the Southern Ocean.

While sea levels are certain to rise this century, projections of the contribution from Antarctic ice vary from a 44cm rise to a 22cm fall. Much of this uncertainty is because the ocean processes ...

Rod Downie, chief polar adviser at WWF-UK, said: “Antarctic krill are the superheroes of the Southern Ocean. These tiny, unsung heroes are the beating heart of the Southern Ocean, sustaining i ...

dozens of tourists are preparing to set off on a sub-Antarctic voyage. "I'm about to embark on the Heritage Adventurer to go to Macquarie Island and do the 'Galápagos of the Southern Ocean,'" Jen ...