Moss

The studded cells belong to a newly discovered species of water bear, Macrobiotus shonaicus. 

As the climate warms, moss growth dramatically spreads on the continent’s peninsula. 

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.

Genes from fungi, bacteria, and viruses may have helped mosses and other plants to colonize the land.