Chair, explores the legacyof Elke Mackenzie—a trailblazing botanist and explorer whose lichenology work shaped natural ...

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

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

The records comprise the location and identity of 1890 species, including mosses, lichens, fungi, invertebrates, microbes, birds and seals. Penguins and flying seabirds account for 15 per cent of ...

The records comprise the location and identity of 1890 species, including mosses, lichens, fungi, invertebrates, microbes, birds and seals. Australian Antarctic Division Program Leader, Dr Aleks ...

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.

Antarctica, often regarded as the planet's last true wilderness, harbors unique ecosystems that support extraordinary biodiversity and contribute to global diversity and environmental stability. These ...

Tóth. The ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora including ‘micro-forests’ of lichens, moss and two flowering plants, Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort. They also sustain a variety ...

Your board-certified dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat conditions like lichen planus, which can affect your skin, hair, and nails Your dermatologist’s training includes recognizing the ...

As 2025 began, meltwater was still visible on the ice sheet’s surface, stretching from the Antarctic Peninsula in the west to ice shelves in the east, including the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica.

Challenges for the Antarctic Treaty China's involvement in Antarctica is by no means new. The country set up its first research station in 1985, just two years after joining the Antarctic Treaty ...

in Antarctica. The UK's national polar research institute British Antarctic Survey are looking for people to work at its stations on the world's southern most continent, where temperatures can ...