Everyone knows Antarctica is cold and icy, but what's underneath the ice has been a mystery. Scientists used six decades' ...

A team of international scientists compiled decades of data to create a map showing the topography of Antarctica with the ice ...

Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It's hard to believe now, but tucked away, ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

Subglacial water in Antarctica reshapes sea level rise predictions and reveals ancient drainage flow patterns.

Scientific Data (2025). Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map yet of the landscape hidden beneath Antarctica's ice. The high-resolution map reveals what the frozen ...

Have you ever wondered what Antarctica might look like without ice? Now, a new map released this week gives us a clear view of the continent as if its massive sheet of ice has been removed ...

Melting on the Antarctic Ice Sheet for the 2024 to 2025 season began with above average melt extents in all regions, but melt ...

Hidden in the stormy Furious Fifties, the South Sandwich Islands generate spectacular cloud formations. Winds sweeping past ...

Flying over the massive iceberg, it's indistinguishable from the horizon. But as it melts, chunks of ice risk floating towards South Georgia, presenting a problem for some of its penguins, seals and ...

Few places can beat a trip to Antarctica when it comes to adventure: there is a pool of things to do in Antarctica.

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers could have dramatic global consequences. As Totten Glacier oozes off the ...