UK scientists have created the first wide-area maps of microscopic algae growing in coastal Antarctica. Satellite observations were used to count nearly 1,700 patches where large blooms had turned ...

While the presence of algae in Antarctica was noted by long-ago expeditions, such as the one by British explorer Ernest Shackleton, its full extent was unknown. Antarctica conjures images of an ...

This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a sample of freshwater red algae. These algae are common and are found on all continents except Antarctica. This spiraling pattern of glowing strands is a ...

“But we know that there are also large areas of lichens, grass and green and red snow algae that will also contribute to the ...

Antarctica—a land of extremes—is warming faster than ever, and the consequences are profound: Marine biologist Simon Morley has spent 20 years diving beneath the ice, studying its vibrant underwater ...

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.

They mainly eat micro-algae and lichens ... tourism have acted to make it “one of the most contaminated regions of Antarctica”. By examining the collembola using an imaging technique with ...