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

Last week, the BAS released Bedmap3, "the most detailed map yet" of Antarctica's landscape beneath its blanket of ice, a ...

What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice.But a group of international scientists are shaking up ...

Bedmap3 is the most fine-grain map to date of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice. Scientists created it using more than 60 years' worth of data from satellites, ships and dog-drawn sleds.

Photo: Pritchard et al. Called Bedmap3, the model is the most detailed and accurate map of the Antarctic continent ever completed. An International scientific team led by the British Antarctic ...

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).

Bedmap3 uncovers fresh details of Antarctica’s hidden landscape, from its ice-covered peaks to its deep valleys. Data by Pritchard, H., et al. (BAS) A new detailed map of Antarctica is set to ...

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 ...