Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...

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

Charles Olinger Dr. Charles Olinger passed away peacefully on February 5th, 2025. "Charlie" was born to Dwight and Beatrice Olinger on August 10th, 1942, in St. Louis, Missouri. After growing up ...

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

A 68-million-year-old Antarctic fossil revealed the oldest known modern bird, Vegavis iaai, a duck-sized diver with traits linking it to today’s waterfowl.

In a recovery-bound economy, it’s probably hard to sell vacations that cost up to $12,000 per person. But for a few Prior Lake families, the experience of exploring an unusual destination ...

A 69 million-year-old skull fossil discovered in Antarctica is an ancient relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest ...

Feb. 4, 2025 — This week, the world's governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of ...

New research has revealed that a hairy crustacean—dubbed "The Hoff crab" when it was discovered in 2010—is the first species ...

A near-perfect fossilized skull discovered in Antarctica reveals the bridge between prehistoric and modern birds, a new study ...

A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...