In the southern Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica, lie some of our planet's most remote and pristine landmasses. The Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI) ...

Scientists fear the deadly H5 strain of bird flu has reached one of Australia's sub-Antarctic islands after signs of the disease were seen in elephant seals on Heard Island. Warning: This story ...

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CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they were killed by a destructive bird flu that has ...

A deadly strain of bird flu sweeping through remote islands near Antarctica has devastated the native wildlife population, killing an estimated 13,000 seal pups, as well as penguins and seabirds, ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists are contributing to global understanding of the spread of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) with the release of findings from recent voyages to the remote ...

Testing confirms spread of deadly H5N1 virus on the subantarctic Heard Island, about 4,000km south-west of Perth ...

The H5 strain of bird flu was first detected on Heard Island in the Southern Ocean late last year, when researchers said hundreds of southern elephant seal pups had been found dead. But new research ...

Scientists say 13,000 southern elephant seal pups on Heard Island have died of the H5N1 strain.

Almost a quarter of the glaciers in one of the world's last pristine ecosystems have melted from climate change, according to new research from Monash University. The finding has scientists ...

When President Donald Trump announced sweeping "reciprocal tariffs" on countries across the globe, one place included among major trade partners like China and the European Union raised eyebrows. The ...