Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling ...

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

An international team of Earth and environmental scientists has found evidence that the Ronne Ice Shelf in the West Antarctic ...

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

Researchers found 100+ volcanoes beneath Antarctic ice along the active West Antarctic Rift System, dating back to the dinosaur age. Study reveals potential "ticking time bomb" beneath West ...

Ben Galton-Fenzi is employed by the Australian Antarctic DIvision. Bishakhdatta Gayen is employed by the University of Melbourne. He receives funding from the Australian Research Council.

In the inky ocean, chunks clink and bop to the beat. I’m snorkelling among bergy bits off Port Lockroy on the Antarctic Peninsula. It’s 0.5 degrees in the water. I can’t feel my face.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The Antarctic ice sheet, averaging two kilometers thick, holds enough freshwater to raise global sea levels by 58 meters. Ice loss from this sheet is expected to ...

The exhibit Antarctic Dinosaurs will reveal this lost world when it opens Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Durham Museum. See full-scale models of recently discovered dinosaurs, examine real Antarctic ...

Dr Sarah Thompson, a glaciologist with the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, said Denman Glacier was of interest because it contained so much water. “The Denman Glacier is one of the ...