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

“This is completely new behavior, not just for gentoo penguins but for penguins in ... a seabird ecologist at British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge. “Kleptoparasitism (the food-stealing ...

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

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.