Moreover, the lack of an Antarctic Circumpolar Current meant the ... and came from a swampy forest mostly composed of conifers. The resin is released by many tree species when their bark is ...

from the diversity of forest life to the specific events, like fires or insect infestations, that shaped this remarkable landscape. The study has been published in Antarctic Science.

An artist's impression of what it might have looked like in West Antarctica 90 million years ago Scientists drilling off the coast of West Antarctica have found the fossil remains of forests that ...

“The analysed amber fragments allow direct insights into environmental conditions that prevailed in West Antarctica 90 million years ago,” says first author Johann P. Klages. “This fascinating find ...

Antarctic mosses, the scientists point out ... tiny animals and fungi and lichens and algal cells - think of them as a forest and at least 40% of it is suffering drought. "The mosses are our ...

Since the start of the 21st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only ...

Antarctic forest and some rooms with Antarctic temperatures for experiments, plus a 600 people auditorium, library, administration offices and all the amenities and parking needed to host so many ...

The interactive sector for visitors will have attractions such as aquariums, a planetarium, an Antarctic forest, and air-conditioned rooms that replicate the experience of being on the frozen ...