very few plants that grow on land in Antarctica. A few species including a grass, lichens and mosses can be found in the warmest parts. The extremely cold temperatures and big ice sheets that occur across much of the land mean that most plants cannot survive down here. However, there are many species of tiny (microscopic) algae (phytoplankton) called diatoms that live in the oceans around Antarctica. These amazing tiny one-celled plants are sometimes called the "grass of the sea" (although they are not grass at all). They make up the base of the food chain and they help feed all of the amazing sea animals that live in the Southern Ocean. Now, if we had a time machine and could travel back 40 million years ago we would find that Antarctica was a very different place. It had much less ice and was much warmer. We would see beech trees and pine forests covering the land much like in parts of New Zealand today. Question from: Michelle to: Te Radar dated: 22 Feb Question: have you got sea sick yet if you have where were you heading for at that time? Answer: Hello Michelle, No I have not had the dubious misfortune to feel the ill effects of motion sickness upon my person. That does not mean to say that I am naturally attuned to the sea but rather that I chose the correct regime. I have however discontinued it over the last week as the waters have been