The pristine Antarctic ecosystem is being upended by the climate crisis, a study found. With warming summers, the numbers of two flowering plants in Antarctica have grown rapidly. Scientists had ...

Two young emperor penguin chicks in Antarctica. Over 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be quasi-extinct by the end of the century, a new study suggests. "Flowers are now staring (sic) to bloom in ...

The icy landscapes of Antarctica are turning green at a faster rate than previously thought, researchers warned, a change that could spark dramatic shifts in its fragile ecosystems. Plant cover on the ...

It was only a matter of time before human-caused climate change and pollution reached even the most isolated continent on the planet. As global temperature rises, Antarctica's pristine landscape is ...

As climate change slowly strips Antarctica of its glistening white ice, the frozen continent is getting more and more green. New NASA imaged reveal how vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula ...

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The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously uncharted areas and is set to inform conservation measures across the region. The satellite survey ...

ROTHERA BASE, Antarctica (Reuters) - A lovesick Polish scientist on a remote island has aided understanding of Antarctica's two flowering plants with a tribute to his beloved written in penguin dung ...

When plant scientist Jess Bunchek leaves Antarctica in the coming weeks and returns to her roots at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, she will bring back knowledge to benefit space exploration ...