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

A playful penguin named Collin has become pals with a construction digger in Antarctica. Engineer named Alan Cox, travelled ...

The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the ...

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

In this episode of Misconceptions, host Justin Dodd takes a look at a few more misconceptions about Antarctica, from its ...

The jump of highly pathogenic avian influenza to people is one of the worst nightmares for virologists, but at the moment the ...

An intrepid penguin hailing from New Zealand’s Snares Island has popped up in the Chilean city of Punta Arenas, more than ...

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.

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

Chilean officials are stunned by an “extremely unusual” visit from an intrepid New Zealand penguin from an island more than ...

Antarctica was once a distant, almost mythical destination at the end of the world. However, in the age of global travel, ...