According to researchers, it could lead to the arrival of non-native species, which might disrupt an already vulnerable ecosystem. The risk is real because Antarctic soil could become hospitable to ...

For many millions of years, as the Earth enjoyed its balmy, hot-house atmosphere, Antarctica was a thriving habitat for a variety of species—even after the dinosaurs. Until, that is, roughly 34 ...

Researchers are finding some troubling trends developing in Antartica that could change life there as we know it.

A new declaration aims to make the southernmost continent an autonomous legal entity, akin to a nation-state, with inherent ...

“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 gro ...

But even as these melting glaciers worry the scientific world, the presence in Antarctica of plants proving resistant to extreme conditions has also sparked hope for a warming planet. Chile is one of ...

Antarctica is turning green as plants take over parts of the icy landscape. The change is happening far faster than expected, which could spell trouble for the frozen but still living ecosystems.

The first color that comes to mind when thinking about Antarctica is a stark white, which makes sense, given the southernmost continent is generally buried in ice and snow. It has earned its ...

A Toronto photographer is highlighting the effects of climate change in Antarctica as part of a new photo exhibition. Neil Ever Osborne, also a Trent University environment professor, traveled to ...

A vital glacier in western Antarctica appears to be smoking in a rare view captured by a NASA satellite earlier this month.