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 ...

Some cute little plants in Antarctica are flourishing in warmer temperatures—an ominous sign for rest of the continent and the world. A study published Monday in Current Biology finds that the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Antarctica’s two native flowering plants are spreading rapidly as temperatures warm, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...