Antarctica is in the grip of some of the world's fastest climate change. Its melting ice could contribute up to 5 meters of sea-level rise . Where the ice disappears, it leaves barren ground behind.

An icy new map of Antarctica could help direct the search for alien life The Bedmap3 survey is bringing the polar continent into focus, which could help detect life on icy moons ...

Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica without ice, revealing its hidden mountains, canyons, and geological features. The new Bedmap3 dataset helps researchers understand ice ...

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...

The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.

Drawing a question mark over parts of the map, he explains that large areas of Antarctica are still unmapped because no-one has ever been able to get there. "You can see the mountain ridge under ...

Because of that missing topography, West Antarctica presumably remained free of large glaciers, whereas the mountainous areas of East Antarctica started to freeze over circa 34 million years ago ...

Another large wave anomaly appeared on the map from 8 am ET on April 25 and reached over 80 feet at its highest point. Over the next 24 hours, the shape appeared to spread and diffuse as it moved ...

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

Drawing a question mark over parts of the map, he explains that large areas of Antarctica are still unmapped because no-one has ever been able to get there. "You can see the mountain ridge under ...

1st map of Antarctica's green space unveiled. ... Climate and weather patterns across the world are driven by the immense large ice masses on the Antarctic continent.