These ancient fish swam with the dinosaurs. They may not survive us.
For 162 million years, sturgeons have fended off everything they’ve faced. Now scientists are racing to save these living ...
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How Antarctica's Only Native Insect Survives the Extreme Cold
Cold Temperatures for an Insect . Like hibernating bears, many insects slow their bodily processes during the tough winter ...
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Survival Secrets of Antarctica’s Largest Land-Dwelling Creature Are Finally Revealed
The researchers discovered that the midge undergoes a punctuated form of development as it progresses from its larval stage to adulthood. In its first winter, larvae reach their second instar—the ...
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How does Antarctica’s only native insect species survive extreme winter?
The Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly becomes warmer.
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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. The Antarctic midge is the ...
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How Antarctica’s only native insect could hold secrets to deep space travel
The article in Nature’s Scientific Reports tells how the frozen midge larvae ‘readily survived 32 days of simulated overwintering’. An international research team, led by scientists at Japan ...
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Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly ...
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Antartica’s only native insect may help humans survive deep space travel
Their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, show that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly ...
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The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
The team found that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can quickly resume development at any moment when it suddenly ...
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Antartica’s only native insect may help humans survive deep space travel
Their findings, published in the journal Scientific Reports, show that Antarctic midge larvae usually grow to their second instar by the first winter and undergo quiescence so that they can ...