How Antarctica’s only native insect could hold secrets to deep space travel
Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...
How does Antarctica’s only native insect species survive extreme winter?
Antarctic midge survives extreme climate through quiescence and obligate diapause, key to its survival in harsh environment.
Antarctica's only insect could help humans travel deep into space
Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...
Antarctic midge survives extreme cold with unique dormancy strategies
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...
Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
Before the second winter, the larvae reach their final stage but don't pupate. Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle.
Scientists uncover the survival mechanism of Antarctica's only native insect
Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered how the Antarctic midge survives in extreme climates through a ...
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Antartica’s only native insect may help humans survive deep space travel
The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, ...
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The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...
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Antarctica's only native insect's unique survival mechanism
How the Antarctic midge (Belgica antarctica) copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, but there remain many mysteries about the tiny insect.