Last Christmas, Matthew Bamsey was in Antarctica with a giant item on his wish list. As a systems engineer at the German Aerospace Center, Bamsey was hoping the greenhouse he had helped design would ...

When scientists look at the effects of a warming planet on wildlife, the news is almost universally grim. Animals and plants are falling out of sync with each other. Ecosystems are fraying. Coral ...

Bacteria living in the barren, ice-free soils of Antarctica have found a way to endure months of freezing darkness without sunlight or organic food. Instead of relying on photosynthesis, these ...

Insufficient monitoring leaves gaps in our knowledge of Antarctica's unique lifeforms and ecosystems—and their global significance. A new paper led by University of Wollongong researchers calls for ...