The jump of highly pathogenic avian influenza to people is one of the worst nightmares for virologists, but at the moment the ...

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...

When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...

For decades, scientists have wondered at the taxonomy of Vegavis iaai— an ancient avian specimen that lived in what is now ...

How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the ...

Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered how the Antarctic midge survives in extreme climates through a ...

Scientists track Antarctic krill via satellite to monitor ocean health amid climate change and fishing threats.

It experiences obligatory diapause, a period of dormancy that is naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism's life cycle. When we think of Antarctic animals, most would mention penguins, and ...