Ball's Antarctic Tundra Beetle was small and brown, and it has been extinct for millions of years. The scientists who discovered it named it in honor of another beetle scientist's 90th birthday.

The tundra biome is the coldest and one of the largest ecosystems on Earth. It covers about one-fifth of the land on the planet, primarily in the Arctic circle but also in Antarctica as well as a ...

Fossilized pollen reveals climate history of northern Antarctica: Tundra persisted until 12 million years ago. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 ...

Lewis et al. Mid-Miocene cooling and the extinction of tundra in continental Antarctica. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008; 105 (31): 10676 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802501105; ...

The location usually registers temperatures of minus 76 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, Endo says. Michelle Endo is sharing what life is actually like in the frozen tundra of Antarctica — along with ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The last remnant of vegetation in Antarctica vanished about 12 million years ago, suggests ...

MADISON – The Antarctic tundra may seem like it's a world away from Wisconsin, but for a team of Wisconsin researchers, it's a part of their daily routine to monitor the continent's temperature ...

Above: Doddi aboard the Shirase amid the Antarctic icepack. Header Video: Adelie penguins traveling across the frozen tundra. Abhi Doddi (PhDAeroEngr’21) is collecting scientific data outdoors in a 70 ...

Skiing in Antarctica can be difficult and expensive, but with the right preparation, you can do it. There are no ski resorts, chairlifts, or even primitive potties.