Where does life lurk under the ice of Antarctica? The answers keep surprising us. In January, for example, researchers found ...

For all of human history, Antarctica has been ice-covered and desolate. Now, a new model shows the hidden continent beneath that ice.

The most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet has been ... seismic reflection (sound waves) and gravity measurements. Subtracting this topography from the shape and ...

The place thought to have had the thickest overlying ice was Astrolabe Basin, in Adélie Land, but a reinterpretation of data ...

The British Antarctic Survey have released the most detailed map yet of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice sheet ...

For years, the BAS has been studying the bedrock beneath Antarctica's thick ice using advanced radar, sound waves, and gravity mapping techniques.

Guests were crossing the Drake Passage at the time, a notoriously treacherous waterway between Antarctica and South America.

What comes to mind when you think of Antarctica? Probably snow and ice. But a group of international scientists are shaking up what we think we know about the continent after unveiling a new, very ...

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 ...

There's conclusive evidence that the temperature in Antarctica is rising, according to the study. The most extreme heat wave ever seen globally, the study stated, "occurred over East Antarctica in ...

sound waves, and gravity measurements. This leap forward is thanks to recent surveys in under-explored regions of East Antarctica, including the South Polar area. The map shows the location and ...