Avian influenza (H5N1 type), which is prevalent at the time of writing, is known to infect a wide range of species, including not only birds but also mammals such as foxes, otters, mink, sea lions, ...

British adventurers Ben Saunders and Tarka L’Herpiniere are on an expedition in Antarctica to retrace explorer Capt Scott's fabled 2,900km return journey to the South Pole which remains unfinished to ...

Each year, polar bears in Canada's Hudson Bay face a race against the seasons. As summer rolls in and sea ice melts, their crucial hunting grounds vanish — leaving them stranded on land without access ...