What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice. A group of international scientists are shaking up what we think we know about the continent after unveiling a new, very ...

Those long decades of work have gradually given rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent ... more than 60 years' worth of data collected by researchers all over the world. It's made up of ...

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

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a press release about the map said. Scientists used data from planes, satellites, ...

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 is the toughest of all the continents to map because almost its entire land ... cap of ice that contains 70% of the entire world's supply of fresh water. With an average thickness ...

Underneath Antarctica’s endless sheets of ice lies a hidden world of deep valleys, towering peaks, and sprawling plains. For ...

Called Bedmap3, the model is the most detailed and accurate map of the Antarctic continent ever completed ... Bedmap3 is a fascinating glimpse into a hidden world. But it's also a grave reminder ...

She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world ... map that lays bare the isolation of a South African research base in ...