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Southern Ocean

The krill catastrophe — a crucial Antarctic creature doomed by geopolitics and overfishing

Magazine

The krill catastrophe — a crucial Antarctic creature doomed by geopolitics and overfishing

By Tristen Taylor

Marion, a sub-Antarctic island, turns green — but at a cost

Our Burning Planet

Marion, a sub-Antarctic island, turns green — but at a cost

By Tiara Walters

Lone shedding — southern elephant seal picks Camps Bay Beach for her long moult

South Africa

Lone shedding — southern elephant seal picks Camps Bay Beach for her long moult

By Gunnar Oberhosel

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

South Africa

‘Gentleman’s agreement’: Despite mining ban, Russia scours Antarctica for massive fossil fuel deposits

By Tiara Walters

US sanctions target Russian ship surveying for Antarctic oil and gas via Cape Town

South Africa

US sanctions target Russian ship surveying for Antarctic oil and gas via Cape Town

By Tiara Walters

COP28 — Earth’s frozen regions are in trouble and we’re already seeing the consequences

Our Burning Planet

COP28 — Earth’s frozen regions are in trouble and we’re already seeing the consequences

By Timothy Naish

Meltwater from Antarctic glaciers is slowing deep-ocean currents

Sci-Tech

Meltwater from Antarctic glaciers is slowing deep-ocean currents

By Veronika Meduna

South African opposition escalates calls for government accountability on Russian Antarctic prospecting

South Africa

South African opposition escalates calls for government accountability on Russian Antarctic prospecting

By Tiara Walters

The alarming story southern right whale skin tells us about their changing feeding habits

Sci-Tech

The alarming story southern right whale skin tells us about their changing feeding habits

By Shaun Smillie

Evidence of iron starvation in sea food chain worries climate and ocean scientists

World

Evidence of iron starvation in sea food chain worries climate and ocean scientists

By Tony Carnie

South African protests against Russia’s Antarctic seismic ship echo around the world

Our Burning Planet

South African protests against Russia’s Antarctic seismic ship echo around the world

By Tiara Walters

Antarctic oil and gas hunt: ‘You just get this rage rising in you’

South Africa

Antarctic oil and gas hunt: ‘You just get this rage rising in you’

By Tiara Walters