Microscopic particles of plastic have been found across the Earth, from the clouds over Mount Fuji to the bottom of the ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica ...

New research led by Queen’s University Belfast reveals that biting midges, the insects responsible for transmitting bluetongue virus, can survive colder temperatures than previously thought, having ...

Nearly 100 meters underground, scientists have mapped a colossal thermal lake no one knew existed.

Scientists have found microplastics inside Antarctica's only native insect, the Belgica antarctica. Discover what this means ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

"Antarctica still has much lower plastic levels than most of the planet, and that’s good news," he said. "Our study suggests that, right now, microplastics are not flooding thes ...

An international team led by researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Kentucky has discovered that Antarctica's only native insect is already consuming microplastics, despite living in one of ...

Paleontologists have made an exciting discovery with the uncovering of a 15-million-year-old fish fossil in the Australian ...

New research [1] from Queen’s University Belfast shows that biting midges - the insects responsible for spreading bluetongue ...