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 ...

The study, done by scientists at the universities of Exeter and Hertfordshire in England, and the British Antarctic Survey, analysed the growth of vegetation, mostly moss, in Antarctica ...

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 ...

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 ...