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

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

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

Here’s why this new map is critical: It will help researchers figure out how Antarctica might respond to warming temperatures ...

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, ...

Antarctica sea ice has been disappearing over the last several years as global temperatures rise amid climate change. The new map of Antarctica's topography beneath the ice gives scientists a ...

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

But with global heating and climate change wreaking havoc on the ice caps of Antarctica, researchers are looking to a new map of the south polar region to better map global warming changes and ...

The same process will occur in Antarctica if a significant ... the ice will flow across the continent as temperatures rise," Pritchard said. The new map is color coded to show the height of ...