Researchers at the Department of Paleobiology, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales in Madrid report that analysis of a ...

New metallic beetle species, Konradus trescrucensis, is discovered in the Andes. It has adapted to extremely cold weather.

A new study has provided fresh insights into how animals such as the woolly mammoth, musk ox and arctic fox evolved to survive the cold during the ice age. A team of paleontologists and ...

Cold-adapted animals started to evolve 2.6 million years ago when the permanent ice at the poles became more prevalent. There followed a time when the continental ice sheets expanded and contracted ...

Research has revealed how woolly mammoths and other species adapted to survive the ice age. A team of palaeontologists and palaeogeneticists studied ancient fossil and DNA evidence to understand the ...

Cold-adapted enzymes, commonly derived from psychrophilic microorganisms, exhibit remarkable catalytic efficiency at low temperatures due to their enhanced flexibility and reduced stability at higher ...