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

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Shedd Aquarium has named its two newest rockhopper penguins, Pico and Douglas, nods to their South American roots and the Falkland Islands’ penguin population, respectively.

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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 ...

An international research team reveals how the Antarctic midge, the only native insect of Antarctica, survives extreme cold, ...

Two new animals are making a splash at Shedd Aquarium. Pico and Douglas are rockhopper penguins that hatched at Shedd ...

We investigated the future population trajectories of the colony of Adélie penguins at Edmonson Point, in the Ross Sea, from 2010 to 2100. To do so, we incorporated the relationship between sea ice ...

While many penguin species are considered socially monogamous, the idea that they choose mates for life and never even bat an eyelash at another is a common misconception. It's true that Little ...

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