Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle.

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

Extreme precipitation events in Antarctica, which are mostly dominated by snowfall due to sub-zero temperatures, also include rainfall, according to new research.

That's the badger: this tongue-in-cheek juxtaposition of a real badger facing off against a gun-toting adversary polled the ...