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.

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

Antarctica’s only native insect, called Belgica antarctica, has adapted to survive in extreme cold temperatures, which could ...

During the two-day trip, she attended informational sessions about the history of Antarctica and chatted with other passengers. "For most people it was their seventh continent," Jacot said.

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

Antarctica does not have a permanent human population. In the warmer summer months, up to 5,000 scientific researchers are based in Antarctica. This number drops to around 1,000 during the winter ...