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 has a wild, rich, and relatively recent history. Learning about it beforehand will not only entertain you, but enhance and improve your trip. Going to Antarctica? Amazing. It’s the ...
Recent studies reveal that warming temperatures, driven by climate change, are causing plant life-primarily mosses-to spread rapidly across the Antarctic Peninsula. Satellite imagery confirms this ...
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 ...
Blue puddles of water were visible atop the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica after periods of record melting. Satellite data from early 2025 revealed extensive melting at Antarctica’s Amery Ice ...
Researchers from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have discovered microplastics in the snow near some of Antarctica's deep field camps. This is the first time these tiny pieces of plastic ...