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Far, frozen and mysterious, Antarctica is the source of inspiration for numerous novels, the object of various scientific expeditions and a refuge for a highly sensitive biodiversity. In this photo gallery we tell you ten curious facts about the frozen continent.

The Posidonia oceanica contributes to preserving water quality, protecting the coastline and counteracting the effects of rising sea levels, for example.

The nests that these insects build make these areas more resistant to climate change by functioning as stores of nutrients and moisture.

Wasps of the species Liostenogaster flavolineata, which live in some tropical forests of Southeast Asia, especially in Malaysia, are able to memorize the faces of the members of their colony.

According to a study by the University of Arizona published in Geophysical Research Letters, the portion of the earth's crust located under the territory of Iceland is emerging as global warming melts large glaciers.

In recent years, a matter of debate among climate experts has been whether global warming would increase the incidence of storms globally.

According to a team of researchers from the American Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida (USA), the bats of the Caribbean resisted the climate change of about 10,000 years ago, contrary to what was thought until now.

An entomopathogenic fungus of the genus Ophiocordyceps is capable of manipulating the brain of ants to do what is convenient for it.