In addition to becoming markedly warmer, the Antarctic Peninsula is flush with rapidly growing moss, a study published yesterday (May 18) in Current Biology finds. In their report, the scientists ...

Tóth. The ice-free lands are home to uniquely adapted flora including "micro-forests" of lichens, moss and two flowering plants, Antarctic hairgrass and pearlwort. They also sustain a variety of ...

Antarctic moss beds that have been frozen for more than 1,500 years yield plants that can be brought back to life in the lab. Jef Akst was managing editor of The Scientist, where she started as an ...

The Earth’s poles are warming more rapidly that other parts of the planet, and now a new study shows that vegetation is beginning to return to the Antarctic Peninsula. This patch of vegetation ...

Seiko has announced a new limited edition member of the Prospex family of diver’s watches, called The Antarctica. The watch was inspired by a forest of centuries-old moss pillars, discovered on ...