In the frozen world of Antarctica, one tiny insect has mastered the art of survival. The Antarctic midge, the only insect ...

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

The largest insect swarm ever recorded has completely taken over an entire country, filling the skies with billions of flying ...

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.

As insect populations decrease worldwide in what some have called an "insect apocalypse," biologists are desperate to determine how the six-legged creatures are responding to a warming world and to ...

"Our study is an excellent example of using classical chemical ecology techniques to uncover evolutionary adaptations in a completely unexplored insect species. The fascinating results underline ...

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“The process of adaptation is really important in many ... not in a virus, but in insect populations,” he said. Rudman joined the university’s faculty in August 2021. Shortly after, he ...

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