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

Researchers Claim There Is Are Several Undetected Iron Meteorites in Antarctica Using an Intriguing Method Researchers claim ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

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Global team of researchers compile comprehensive picture of the species found in world's most remote continent A pioneering ...

When polar regions melt, the vaults are thrown open – “ancient water, carbon, and microbial life return to the surface to shape and change the world.” ...

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.

Led by The Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy (ISP-CNR), the scientists worked for more than 200 days, drilling into the ice and processing the ice core at a remote ...

Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...

Scientists have made an exciting discovery—a 69-million-year-old fossil found in Antarctica is the oldest known modern bird.

Antarctic plunder fish, or Harpagifer antarcticus, from Signy Island. Credit Chris Gilbert Cambridge researchers are set to explore the uncharted depths of life in the extreme cold, with findings ...