Antarctic expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...
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Antarctica Yields Intact Skull — An Ancestor of Today’s Waterfowl That Survived Dinosaur Extinction
The skull exhibits a long, pointed beak and a brain shape unique among all known birds previously discovered from the ...
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The CSIC-UNESPA expedition confirms the spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in the Weddell Sea
The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...
2nd African penguin chick hatches at Tulsa Zoo after IUCN declared species as critically endangered
Tulsa Zoo announced the hatching of its second African penguin chick since the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...
China-supported Antarctic Penguin Sanctuary
A China-supported Penguin sanctuary in the Ross Sea, Antarctica has recorded over 29,000 pairs of Adelie Penguins flocking to breed this year. With the rich maritime biological resources and ...
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Giant iceberg advances on island: millions of animals threatened
Millions of seals and penguins are threatened by a very large iceberg drifting toward their remote island in the South ...
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How Antarctica's only native insect defies the cold
Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.
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Antarctica's only native insect's unique survival mechanism
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.
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Europe continues to grow in popularity; Mediterranean numbers are more than doubling: Corbett
In addition to this itinerary, Le Commandant Charcot will feature several pioneering southern itineraries, including a ...
This is Australia’s only icebreaker. Here’s why experts say we need another
A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research.
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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
Antarctic midge survives extreme cold with unique dormancy strategies
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...