Bird flu has arrived in the penguin haven of South Georgia island ... and even at least one polar bear in Alaska as it spreads to other species. The outbreak also killed a nine-year-old boy ...

More than 200 penguin chicks have died in the ... and recently a polar bear. With increasing numbers of the virus detected in mammals, concerns have been raised that it might one day adapt to ...

Researchers have found a new type of avian influenza virus in a group of Adélie penguins (pygoscelies adeliae ... Birds living in Polar Regions are known to migrate to other parts of the world ...

Like the polar bear on the opposite pole, the emperor penguin endures almost unfathomable hardships to breed and nurture each new generation — fasting for months through the planet's harshest winter ...

“The penguins may feel it first, but the rest of us won’t be far behind.” The warming of the Antarctic is not yet as acute as the Arctic, but it is yet a further indication that the meltdown of our ...

An international team of scientists has discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur—something that allows one of the ...

Icebreaker HMS Protector has broken a record, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to enter both polar circles within ... UK/US scientific research into the penguin population and climate change ...