The new map of Antarctica's topography beneath the ice ... This puts the ice at greater risk of melting due to the incursion of warm ocean water that's occurring at the fringes of the continent.

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

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

Unseen mountains, valleys, lakes, and rivers lie under Antarctica’s mile-thick ice sheet. Changes to those hidden rivers ...

The Bedmap3 from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the most detailed depiction ever captured of the southernmost ...

But beneath Antarctica’s frozen landscape, volcanoes quietly shape Earth's climate in surprising ways. Recent scientific studies reveal that melting ice sheets in West Antarctica might trigger ...

This article uncovers the complex relationship between Antarctica’s melting ice and the future of urban landscapes in the United States. The snow covered blue glacial ice is an unspoilt wilderness but ...

NBC’s Chase Cain reports from Antarctica, where melting ice is accelerating sea level rise and disrupting global weather patterns. Once a symbol of international cooperation that helped heal the ...