But it was never clear how they endured the frigid polar winter. Now researchers at Japan’s Osaka University have uncovered the physiological mechanism behind Belgica antarctica’s mastery of the cold ...

They can be easily caught on people’s clothing and equipment ... on average nine seeds each. But few non-native species have been established in Antarctica, despite their best efforts.

Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the Antarctic ...