These include scans from satellites and 84 new surveys by specialized planes flying over Antarctica, as well as local research from exploratory ships, and even researchers crossing the ice sheet on ...

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, ...

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

What does it look like under the ice? Under the direction of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), scientists have created the most accurate map of Antarctica to date. Among other things ...

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3 ...

The most detailed map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been assembled by a team of international scientists led by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Known as Bedmap3 ...

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 ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of Antarctica's bedrock yet. | Credit: Pritchard et al., Scientific Data (2025). Creative Commons. Scientists have unveiled the most detailed map ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "In general, it's become clear the Antarctic ice sheet is thicker than we originally realized," said Peter Fretwell of the British ...

Millions of years ago, the Antarctic continent was a lush jungle. Millions of years from now, it may be jungle again. But for all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate.

It's common knowledge that Earth's southernmost continent, Antarctica, has exceptionally ... work have gradually given rise to a new virtual map of the Antarctic continent, the most detailed ...