Chrissie: Well, Antarctica is way down in the middle of the Southern Ocean, so we’ll need a map that’s looking ... Antarctica is a desert - but it's not hot, it's really, really cold.

All these plants need is that bit of moss or lichen to hold on to, so they are not blown away into the cold desert ... the first map of green vegetation across the whole Antarctic continent.

SYDNEY, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers have created a new detailed map of Antarctica's ice-free land that they say will help protect the continent's biodiversity. The team, led by ...