An artistic depiction of the Late Cretaceous modern (crown) bird, Vegavis iaai, pursuit diving for fish in the shallow ocean ...

Extensive evidence, including global temperature and sea ice data, shows Earth's climate is changing due to human activity.

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.

It was so cold on the coast this morning,” The Oregonian posted on Instagram during that freezing spell last week, “this sea lion stopped by the fire pit at the Bowline Hotel in Astoria!” The post has ...

This is a well-written important paper on the recovery of fauna and flora following the end-Permian extinction event in several continental sites in northern China. The convincing conclusion, a rapid ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic served as a wake-up call. Since then, health experts worldwide have sat on tenterhooks, ...

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

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

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

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 ...