Picture Antarctica today and what comes to mind? Large ice floes bobbing in the Southern Ocean? Maybe a remote outpost populated with scientists from around the world? Or perhaps colonies of penguins ...

In a recent expedition to Antarctica, new cases of avian flu were discovered in Antarctic cormorants, kelp gulls, Adelie and gentoo penguins, and Antarctic fur seals ...

Aug. 15 (UPI) --A team of Chilean scientists has sequenced the first complete genomes of the H5N1 avian influenza virus found in birds in Antarctica. The work, led by the University of Chile and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers wearing protective suits collect samples of wildlife, where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, at the Chilean ...

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A deadly type of bird flu has been confirmed on the mainland of Antarctica for the first time, scientists said, a potential risk for the southern region's huge penguin ...

Sixty-six million years ago, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, an asteroid impact near the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico triggered the extinction of all known non-bird dinosaurs. But for the early ...

A deadly strain of bird flu has been found on mainland Antarctica for the first time, according to scientists, raising concerns over the risk of mass mortality of the continent’s huge colonies of ...

The British Antarctic Survey is seeking a plumber for its Bird Island research station, home to roughly 10 people during the summer, including scientists. According to the agency's job posting, the ...

SANTIAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - Scientists in Antarctica are warning of the spread of deadly H5N1 avian flu virus after the disease was first confirmed on the frozen continent's mainland last month and ...