Ice loss from the world's glaciers has accelerated over the past decade, scientists said on Wednesday, warning that melting may be faster than previously expected in the coming years and drive sea ...

In the animal kingdom, creatures like Camel and Tardigrades are capable of surviving without food and water for months.

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

What looks like a spider but isn’t one, lives underwater and breathes through its legs? That would be the mysterious sea ...

Representatives of the expedition headquarters will depart to the island for the survey in a fortnight on board of the Amazone expedition yacht ...

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 ...

An innocent question from a friend inspired one reporter to seek out sports buffs in a remote and chilly place: Antarctica.

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.

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, ...

A team of scientists from Bowling Green State University are currently en route to Antarctica in search of groundbreaking new data that could play a key role in the future of climate research.