"The more we know about Earth's icy environments, the better we will be able to understand the other environments," said ...

Researchers took advantage of a rare chance to explore a new expanse of seafloor exposed by the breakup of an Antarctic ice ...

Back in January, a massive chunk of ice the size of Chicago broke off from an ice sheet on Antarctica’s coast. Exploring the waters this oversized block of ice once covered, scientists found — to ...

In mid-January, a team of scientists were sailing aboard a research vessel in frigid Antarctic waters. They planned to investigate an unexplored section of the Bellingshausen Sea and the creatures ...

The team consisting of nine researchers was set to spend the harsh Antarctic winter at the South African-operated research base in Vesleskarvet, Queen Maud Land, a remote area located ...

A team of international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has assembled the most detailed landscape map beneath Antarctica’s ice sheet. The map, called Bedmap3, uses more than 60 ...

When the crew aboard an ocean science expedition learned that an iceberg the size of Chicago had broken off from an Antarctic ice shelf ... the sea floor in an area of the ocean previously ...

A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to significantly improve predictions of how ice flows and melts in response to climate change, say the scientists behind the project. The map ...

Lessons learned from incidents in Antarctica can inform astronaut selection, training, and onboard conflict resolution strategies. A key area requiring refinement is psychological screening for ...

Languages: English. A team of international scientists has created a map revealing Antarctica's topography beneath its miles of ice after compiling more than 60 years of data. Newsweek reached out ...

But none do so under the dark Antarctic ice. Instead, ocean currents, glacial meltwater or something else has been helping to nourish the deep-sea creatures. “This is all very much an area of ...

Experts have revealed Antarctica is “more vulnerable” than previously feared, as a new map reveals what lays under the ice. The estimates, created by Bedmap3, have also re-evaluated the ...