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

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

However, Antarctic sea ice, which surrounds the south pole, has shrunk to a near-record low. On 25 February, the Antarctic ...

Once thought a block of worthless ice, this continent is in fact incredibly valuable and plays a key role in stabilizing ...

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 ...

Researchers have unveiled the most detailed map of ... including around the South Pole, according to the statement. Bedmap3 shows the topography of Antarctica beneath the ice sheet.

“Most of this Continent is completely unknown and unexplored,” notes this map of Antarctica from ... its location near Earth’s magnetic South Pole, Antarctica provides an ideal platform ...

US President Donald Trump has slashed tens of millions in emergency funds, says a senior former diplomat who wrote state policy for the white continent. As China and Russia announce plans to build new ...

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

Antarctica is Earth's only uninhabited continent, home to the South Pole, and subject to a delicate balance of cooperation between key players. So what is at stake in the world's southernmost region?