Antarctica, the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earth, may seem inhospitable, but it is home to a mesmerizing ...

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

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

What’s the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? An Osaka Metropolitan University-led international ...

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

A new study in Nature describing a fossil of a nearly complete and intact bird skull from Antarctica is shedding light on the ...

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

Scientists have revealed that a 69-million-year-old animal skull discovered in Antarctica belongs to the oldest known modern ...

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

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Antarctica is also home to a range of animals including penguins, seals, and fish - many of which have already been found to contain microplastics. The researchers hope the findings will help to ...

Feb. 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In Antarctica, killer whales hunt using their intelligence and teamwork. Swimming ...