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Temperatures in a patch of Antarctic moss can vary as much as an entire mountain range

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par Krystal Randall, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong

If you were to wander along the parts of Antarctica that are ice-free, you might be surprised to see something soft and luxurious growing right at your feet: deep green carpets of moss that look like draped green velvet nestled between rocks.

These moss beds, often called the “Daintree of Antarctica”, are like miniature forests.

From above, these velvet-like…

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