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Penguins Help to Map Antarctica’s Growing Mercury Threat
When Philip Sontag first visited Antarctica as a Ph.D. student, he brought back an unusual souvenir: a huge bag of penguin ...
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Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
What’s the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? An Osaka Metropolitan University-led international ...
Scientists uncover the survival mechanism of Antarctica's only native insect
Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have discovered how the Antarctic midge survives in extreme climates through a ...
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A non-flying mosquito, the only insect native to Antarctica, provides clues about cryopreservation
It experiences obligatory diapause, a period of dormancy that is naturally induced at a fixed time in an organism's life cycle. When we think of Antarctic animals, most would mention penguins, and ...