Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native ...

The hardy Antarctic midge finally reveals some of its survival secrets to Osaka Metropolitan University researchers in a new study.

Discover how the Antarctic midge, Antarctica's only native insect, survives extreme cold through unique adaptations.

Antarctica’s only native insect could provide inspiration for how humans could travel into deep space. The tiny midge called ...

Antarctic midge survives extreme climate through quiescence and obligate diapause, key to its survival in harsh environment.

What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

The "unique" way Antarctica’s only native insect survives the extreme cold could help humans travel deep into space, ...

How the Antarctic midge copes with freezing temperatures could hold clues for humans about subjects like cryopreservation, ...

Instead, they enter obligatory diapause, a natural dormancy phase in their life cycle. The Antarctic midge is the only known insect native to Antarctica. (photo credit: Yuta Shimizu / Osaka ...

Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered how the Antarctic midge survives in extreme climates through a two-year life cycle involving quiescence and obligate diapause.