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CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its sub-Antarctic Heard Island in the Southern Ocean, after ...

Isolated from the rest of the world by massive oceans and harsh weather conditions, Antarctica has become a habitat for ...

An aerial image of the elephant seal colony at St. Andrew's Bay, one of the largest populations of southern elephant seals on South Georgia Island. (British Antarctic Survey) For the last year and a ...

Researchers attach devices to the heads of unconscious seals to gather data regarding the movement of these creatures.