Scientists are concerned after confirming the first-ever known cases of the bird flu in the Antarctic region, a discovery that illustrates the sweeping impact of the virus that has killed hundreds of ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), a particularly lethal form of bird flu, has been detected in birds in Antarctica for the first time. "Whilst the source of the disease on Bird Island is not ...

2023 has been a bad year for emperor penguins. In August, a study in the journal Communications Earth & Environment found that the loss of polar ice in Antarctica is likely to lead to a "catastrophic ...

Scientists have seen a significant drop in breeding female elephant seals following an avian influenza outbreak on the ...

Humans have had considerable effects on the world s oceans. Although we are often most aware of the declines in species caused by our activities, some creatures have benefited enormously. For instance ...

December and January represent breeding season for seabirds in Antarctica, a time when there should be thousands of active nests. But strong snowstorms during the 2021-2022 season made it difficult ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract (1) The data for the first breeding attempts of 160 pairs of arctic skuas, and breeding data for birds of known age, were analysed. (2) Pairs ...

Brown skuas Catharacta antarctica lonnbergi breed across a broad latitudinal range from the Antarctic to temperate regions. While information on the non-breeding distribution and behaviour for ...

There's no shortage of weird and wonderful birds on this planet. And you can credit the dinosaurs: The two-legged theropods gave rise to winged beasts that weighed in between 100 and 500 pounds. 🦅 ...