Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, is the only terrestrial insect native to the frozen expanse of Antarctica. Despite the inhospitable conditions, this tiny, flightless insect, measuring ...

Below South America. In West Antarctica. But here is the flightless midge in the ointment: six seismic surveys do not yet equal confirmed reserves. Seismic surveys can offer valuable information ...

The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, is the only terrestrial insect native to the frozen expanse of Antarctica. Despite the inhospitable conditions, this tiny, flightless insect, measuring just ...

Speaking from Sydney to Srijana Mitra Das at Times Evoke, McCurry explains his new find which shows climate — and change: Can ...

We now know that they fed on a range of invertebrates, but the most common prey was small phantom midge larvae,” McCurry ... continent had separated from Antarctica and South America and was ...

The introduction of just one flightless midge to Antarctica could have a huge effect on the region’s simple terrestrial ecosystems. Researchers and other visitors must be careful not to further ...

An iceberg the size of Chicago that broke off of an Antarctic ice shelf has revealed a thriving ecosystem beneath it, according to researchers. On Jan. 13, the iceberg, named A-84, broke off from ...