Global team of researchers compile comprehensive picture of the species found in world's most remote continent A pioneering ...

Australian Antarctic Program scientists have released the most comprehensive database of species living in the ice-free areas of Antarctica, after 16 years of research.

Finally, the biodiversity of mosses and lichens in Maritime Antarctica has been linked to soil properties along a pedoenvironmental gradient. Research indicates that variations in soil ...

Convey was trying to determine how long the mosses have been evolving on the continent. Convey has been traveling to Antarctica throughout the past 25 years. “I’ve been lucky and I’ve gone ...

Dr. Thomas Roland, a researcher from the University of Exeter, notes that the Antarctic Peninsula's vegetation, mostly mosses, thrives in harsh conditions, indicating significant climate shifts in ...

But it’s the loss of sea ice that seems to be responsible for Antarctica’s newfound greenery. Mosses are the dominant species ...

pollen samples from the air and from mosses were being collected by Dr Adele Julier, a senior lecturer and palaeo-ecologist, to look at climate and weather changes across Antarctica. The two ...

Scientists have mapped Antarctica’s ice-free ecosystems, highlighting their biodiversity and growing climate threats.