There'll be 100 expeditioners on board including scientists involved in cleaning up legacy waste at Australia's Antarctic bases, and seabird ecologists keeping watch for the spread of avian influenza.

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore ...

Rescuers are trying to rehabilitate an emperor penguin that came ashore some 2,000 miles from its natural habitat, and what ...

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert.

The Australian government wants to uphold the 1961 Antarctic Treaty, which bans military and mining activity. About 30 countries maintain dozens of research bases on the world’s coldest ...

‘The Australian Antarctic Division will investigate a range ... Four landed last season and six are planned this year. The Australian bases are also serviced by ship but the journey can take ...