A portion of the world's iciest, coldest continent is "greening" at a dramatic rate because of global warming, scientists announced in a recent study. In fact, the research showed that vegetation ...
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.
Rising temperatures in Antarctica have seen two species of plants grow quicker, in a ten year period, because of climate change, according to an article published in Current Biology under the ...
yet no plants or algae can live in this environment.” The discovery of life underneath Antarctica is surprising. Researchers say that the most surprising thing is how long it has been there.
Researchers warn that increased plant growth may signal deep changes in Antarctica's biology, potentially transforming landscapes that were once dominated by snow and ice. The study stresses the ...