June 11 (UPI) --Life in Antarctica requires a surprising level of genetic adaptability, according to a new study. When scientists mapped the genome of a group of Antarctic fishes called ...

Rather than evolving these unusual adaptations in the face of major environmental upheaval, ... Citation: Life in Antarctica's ice mirrors human disease (2019, June 11 ...

Rather than evolving these unusual adaptations in the face of major environmental upheaval, ... Life in Antarctica's ice mirrors human disease. North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Data from 2.7 million human activity records shows just how extensive human use of Antarctica has been over the last 200 years. Antarctica is considered one of the Earth’s largest, most pristine ...

Antarctica was once a pristine preserve, but humans are ruining it. Last year, ice beds holding thousands of Emperor penguins melted and broke apart from beneath their feet.

Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. ... He added that although such adaptations aren’t known to occur in other creatures, ...

Life in Antarctica's ice mirrors human disease Date: June 10, 2019 Source: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Summary: Mapping tens of thousands of genes from a group of Antarctic fishes ...