If a tiny, flightless midge establishes itself on mainland Antarctica, it could unleash outsized changes on the continent ... The scientists reached this conclusion by studying the midge’s biology and ...

“If we extrapolate what we observed on Signy Island to other sites in Antarctica, a similar process can also occur,” says Cannone. “This means that the Antarctic landscape and biodiversity ...

Analysis of census data from Signy Island in the South Orkney Islands reveals that, between 1978 and 2016, the number of chinstrap penguin pairs declined by nearly 70%. Current Edition Topics ...

Emily Broadwell’s journey by sea to Signy Island takes two weeks – longer than it takes to get to the Moon – and she could face waves up to 60ft tall in the fearsome Drake’s Passage.