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

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

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 ...

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

Kora-kora canoes, crewed by teams of 30 men, flank the bow of the Aqua Blu as it squeezes between two volcanic islands in ...

Federal Land celebrated another milestone with the completion and ceremonial blessing of Valencia Hills Tower E, a showcase of Federal Land’s commitment to providing comfortable homes in prime ...

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

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

Former Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) chairman Greco Belgica criticized the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, calling it a political move that diverts attention from urgent ...

THE cruise of the steam-yacht Belgica, organised by the Belgian Government, may be regarded as the first of the series of expeditions fitted out during the last few years to explore the Antarctic ...