Strip away Antarctica’s ice and the familiar white disc at the bottom of the map dissolves into something far stranger: a ...

There are few frontiers in the world that can still be said to be unexplored. One of these terra incognita is the land ...

Researchers recently found an "undiscovered landscape" beneath Antarctica's ice. The continent once looked very different and was much warmer. Researchers are eager to learn more about Antarctica's ...

The team studied a series of climate forcings to determine the primary factor that is making Antarctica's ice sheets ...

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Antarctica has not always been a desolate land of ice and snow. Earth's southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests teeming with life. Using satellite ...

Hidden beneath the thick, frozen skin of East Antarctica lies a surprising discovery—ancient river-carved landscapes that may hold the key to understanding how the vast ice sheet will behave as the ...

A crack in an ice sheet. Beneath East Antarctica's undulating ice sheet lies an ancient, river-carved landscape that provides a perfect snapshot of the region before glaciers covered the continent, a ...

Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world, and it’s nearly completely covered by ice. Due to global warming, ice is melting rapidly in parts of the continent, according to a 2023 study.

The hidden face of Antarctica, concealed for more than 30 million years beneath thick ice, is revealed in a new map and video of the continent's rocky surface, released Tuesday by NASA. The project, ...