Although the continent of Antarctica is usually described as a hostile, frozen wilderness, surprisingly unique animals exist that have adapted to its extreme conditions. Indeed, although this is a ...

Jessica Farrer–a marine biologist who serves as Research Director at The Whale Museum, and part of the team of scientists ...

A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...

The skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...

In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...

Gentoo penguins make their way to the ocean on Brown Bluff, a basalt tuya located on the Tabarin Peninsula of northern Antarctica. Photograph by Michaela Skovranova 5 min read “Everywhere we ...

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.

The experts are to focus on marine areas where the fauna concentrates to feed and ... of the ecosystem in the Argentine Sea and Antarctica, and entails a State policy which has been underway ...

Antarctica. This positive result was obtained in 42 animals, including 28 carcasses of species such as crabeater seals, skuas ...