Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers could have dramatic global consequences.
Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It's hard to believe now, but tucked away, ...
The British Antarctic Survey has revealed a new map showing what Antarctica looks like under the several thousands of meters ...
Antarctica isn’t a floating chunk of ice like the Arctic. Beneath its frozen surface sits a solid continent of mountains, ...
Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...
Bedmap3 unveils Antarctica’s subglacial landscape, mapping ice depth, terrain, and ocean interactions to advance climate ...
Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...
Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than ...
A new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed.
There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...
A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response to ...
Bedmap3 has revealed hidden wonders under the icy surface of the Earth’s southernmost continent. From deep valleys to ...