Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life at an alarming rate as the region is gripped by extreme heat events ...

The researchers for the first time have created a continent-wide map of Antarctica for studying the rampant changes in its ecosystem and spreading plant life. Antarctica has always been expected ...

“Soil in Antarctica is mostly poor or non-existent, but this increase in plant life will add organic matter, and facilitate soil formation – potentially paving the way for other plants to gro ...

Researchers analysed 35 years of satellite imagery data from NASA's Landsat archive, using Google Earth Engine to study the spread of plant life across Antarctica. They focused on specific ...

Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found corals, sponges and even giant sea spiders some 750 feet under the ...

And it’s not just plants, he added. “Increasingly, we’re seeing evidence that non-native insect life is taking hold in Antarctica. And that can dramatically change things as well.” ...

And it’s not just plants, he added. “Increasingly, we’re seeing evidence that non-native insect life is taking hold in Antarctica. And that can dramatically change things as well.” ...

They are just a few centimetres tall but compared to other life on Antarctica's shores ... proliferate and grow. Only two plant species are native to Antarctica. Both spread their seeds by wind.

‘Soil in Antarctica is mostly poor or non-existent, but this increase in plant life will add organic matter, and facilitate soil formation – potentially paving the way for other plants to grow.