The Coldest Place on Earth Antarctica is the epitome of frigid climates, with temperatures that can make you shiver just thinking about them. 6°F) captured at Vostok Station in 1983. Imagine trying to ...

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 ...

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.

There are off the beaten path destinations, and then there’s Antarctica. One of the driest, coldest and windiest places on the planet, the majestic icy wilderness attracts scientists from around ...

Any potential traveler to Antarctica who gets even the slightest bit queasy in rough waters views a sail to the White Continent with trepidation. The reason is the Drake Passage, the channel that ...