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Do people live in Antarctica? Here's a look at population on the icy continent.
But what about people in Antarctica? Does anyone actually live in this ice-covered land? Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. There are no native ...
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Antarctica’s only native insect’s unique survival mechanism
The Antarctic midge is the only known insect native to Antarctica. (photo credit: Yuta Shimizu / Osaka Metropolitan University.) An international team of scientists led by Osaka Metropolitan ...
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How Antarctica’s Only Native Insect Survives the Extreme Cold
But it was never clear how they endured the frigid polar winter. Now researchers at Japan’s Osaka University have uncovered the physiological mechanism behind Belgica antarctica’s mastery of the cold ...
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Antarctica’s fragile ecosystems as human activity grows and the world warms
They can be easily caught on people’s clothing and equipment ... on average nine seeds each. But few non-native species have been established in Antarctica, despite their best efforts.
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The Unique Survival Mechanism of Antarctica’s Native Insect
Picture an Antarctic animal and most people think of penguins, but there is a flightless midge, the only known insect native to Antarctica, that somehow survives the extreme climate. How the Antarctic ...